MARKLIN HO 42533 Express Train Passenger Car Set 2 for the "D 74"

Prototype: An express train passenger car set comprising the following three cars of different types for the "D 74" express train. 1 type ABC4üwe four-axle skirted passenger car, 1st/2nd/3rd class. 1 DSG type WR4ü(e) four-axle dining car (standard design 1928-30). 1 type C4ü four-axle seating car, 3rd class (standard design 1928-30). Train route: D 74 Hamburg Altona – Basel SBB, for the Frankfurt/Basel SBB section of the route. German Federal Railroad (DB) and German Sleeper and Dining Car Company (DSG). The cars look as they did around 1955.

Highlights

The express train passenger car set matches the class 01.10 steam loco with new tooling and a new boiler design.
Express train D 74 for the train route Hamburg Altona – Basel SBB, for the Frankfurt/Basel SBB section of the route.
The express train can be extended with cars from items 23651 e 23626..
All cars come with factory-installed LED interior lighting and buffer capacitors.
Current-conducting close coupler heads between the individual cars.

Model:

The cars have detailed construction and are full-scale in length. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". All cars have factory-installed interior lighting with warm white LEDs and buffer capacitors. The interior lighting works using the factory-installed current-conducting close couplers in conjunction with the type ABC4ü, express train passenger car, 1st/2nd/3rd class, from item 23651, which is fitted with a pickup shoe for current pickup. The cars must be coupled in a defined sequence for this. All cars are equipped with current-conducting close coupler heads. Replacement normal close coupler heads and short corridor connections are included for the train end. There are imprinted train route signs and running numbers. A concertina fold shows an illustration of the complete train and the prototypical arrangement of the individual cars in the train consist. Total length over buffers approximately 77 cm / 30-1/4".

The express train passenger car set 2 goes with the class 01.10 express steam locomotive with new tooling and a new boiler design, which is available as item 22670. The set can also be extended with express train passenger cars from items 23651 e 23626. to create a prototypical D 74 express train.