Prototype: 24 German Federal Railroad (DB) type Tals 968 four-axle, high-capacity hinged roof cars. Used to transport moisture-sensitive bulk freight. Reddish brown basic paint scheme. All the cars have 2 transition platforms. 12 cars have a handbrake at one transition platform and 12 do not have a handbrake. Type 665 trucks. The cars look as they did around 1984.

Highlights

• Completely new tooling for the type Tals 968 hinged roof car.
• Scale construction in 1:87.
• Many separately applied details.
• 24 different car numbers.
• Ideal for unit trains.
• Buffer height conforms to NEM.
• Individual sale from the display.

Model: These hinged roof cars are to scale and are detailed in their construction with many separately applied details. There are 24 different car numbers. All the cars have 2 separately applied transition platforms, and 12 cars have a brake wheel at Car End 2. The side of each car includes a step for boarding the car and boarding grab irons as well as boarding holes on the upper body. The hinged roof can be swung manually to the side. All the cars in the display are individually packaged. The buffer height on all the cars conforms to the NEM.

Length over the buffers per car 14.4 cm / 5-11/16". DC wheelset per car E700580.

Charlie's Tips

The new tooling for the class 151 heavy freight electric locomotive to go with these cars can be found under item number 39132 in the Märklin H0 assortment.

A hinged roof car display with another 12 car numbers can be found in the Trix H0 assortment at Ajckids.com under item number Trix 24968 along with information about the necessary AC wheelsets.