Description

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) cab control car, 2nd class for so-called lightweight express trains (LS). Type BDylf 457 with a baggage area, without a side corridor. Commonly known also as Center Entry Cars. Version with small marker lights mounted above at the ends of the car and single-piece windows on the entries at the end of the car. Ocean blue / ivory paint scheme. The car looks as it did around 1980.

Highlights

• An mfx digital decoder is included.
• Digitally controlled headlights and marker lights.
• Factory-installed LED interior lighting that can be controlled digitally.
• Digitally controlled cab lighting.
• Operating, current-conducting couplers that can be controlled digitally.
• Interior lighting for the entire car consist can be controlled digitally using a decoder in the cab control car.
• Prototypical car route: Kassel Main Station.

Model: The car has an mfx digital decoder. Triple headlights and dual red marker lights work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. There is factory-installed LED interior lighting that can be controlled digitally. The cab lighting can be controlled digitally. The current-conducting coupler can be controlled digitally. The underbody is specific to the type of car. The end of the car without a cab has red transparent marker light inserts. The truck at the front of the car has rail clearance devices, Sifa relay box, inductive magnets, and a type D 62 generator.

The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16.

Restroom fall pipes and shuttle train control lines are included as separate parts for installation on the car for presentation in a display case.

Length over the buffers 28.2 cm / 11-1/8.

Cars to go with this car can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item numbers 43127 and 43167. A locomotive to go with this car can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item number 38100.