Marklin 43598 - Bi-Level Car Set DDM

Gauge: H0 Era: V

Prototype: 4 different design Dutch State Railways (NS) bi-level cars. 1 type DDM2/3-ABv bi-level intermediate car, 1st/2nd class. 2 type DDM2/3-Bv bi-level intermediate cars, 2nd class, and 1 type DDM2/3-Bvk bi-level cab control car, 2nd class. Yellow basic paint scheme. The cars look as they did in the mid-Nineties.

Model: The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". The underbodies and skirting vary according to the type of car. The 7319 current-conducting couplings or the 72020/72021 current-conducting close couplers as well as the 73400/73401 (3 per car) LED lighting kits with the 73406 pickup shoe can be installed on these cars. The engineer's cab of the cab control car has interior details. The cab control car has maintenance-free triple white LED headlights and dual red LED marker lights that change over with the direction of travel. The cab control car has a detailed buffer beam with separately applied end streamlining and an imitation of an automatic coupler. All of the cars come individually packaged and have a master carton.

Total length over the buffers 113.6 cm / 44-3/4".

DC wheel set per car 4 x 700580.

Highlights:

• Completely new tooling for Dutch bi-level cars.
• Interior lighting can be installed on the cars.

One-time series.

Charlie's Tip: The class 1773 electric locomotive is the right motive power for these cars and is available in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. Marklin 37269.

This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item no. Trix 23459.