Manufacturer: Märklin
Article: 37604
Year: 2016-2017
EAN: 4001883376042
Railway Company: DB
Class: VT 11.5
Gauge: H0 1:87
Era: III
Decoder: mfx+
Length: 88

Märklin 37604 VT 11.5 TEE Diesel Powered Rail Car

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class VT 11.5 “Helvetia” TEE diesel powered rail car train. Train route: Zürich – Basle – Mannheim – Frankfurt – Hamburg. 2 type Pw4ü powered end cars, 1 type A4ü compartment car, 1st class, 1 type WR4y intermediate car with galley / dining area. Classic crimson/beige TEE paint scheme. The train looks as it did around 1957.

Model: The train is a 4-part set. It has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. Each powered end car has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. Each powered end car has a truck with both axles powered. Traction tires. The intermediate cars have factory built-in interior lighting. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel. They and the interior lighting will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs are used for the lighting. The train has a power pickup feature whereby power is picked up from the pickup shoe in the powered end car at the front of the train. The train has special multiple conductor close couplings and tight closing diaphragms with guide mechanisms between the cars. The ends of the train has a reproduction of the covered Scharfenberg coupler (non-working) at both ends. Train length over the couplers 88 cm / 34-5/8″.

Highlights:

• The powered end cars and the intermediate cars constructed chiefly of metal.
• mfx+ World of Operation digital decoder and extensive sound functions included.
• Factory built-in interior lighting with warm white LEDs.

One-time series.

Publications:
New items brochure 2016
Product programme 2016/2017

See at Märklin.