Marklin 43901 - InterRegio Passenger Car Set
Model: The cars are completely new tooling for the InterRegio car family. They have multiple color interior details with modelling of bicycle stands in the bicycle compartment. Both cars have factory-installed LED interior lighting. Each car has a built-in buffer capacitor to bridge short-term spots without current. The cars feature operating, current-conducting close couplers. The current pickup is done using the type Bimdz 268.2 car. The interior lighting works in the car consist. A fixed defined car order is stipulated to do this. There are red transparent marker light inserts at the ends of each car. One car has factory-installed marker lights. The underbodies are specific to the car types and include many separately applied details. The buffer height adheres to the NEM. The cars have type MD 366 trucks without separately applied generators. The vents on the car bodies are separately applied. There are imprinted car route signs on the cars. The cars are individually packaged in a master package.
The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Length over the buffers approximately 56.4 cm / 22-3/16".
Prototype: Two different design German Federal Railroad (DB) InterRegio passenger cars. One type Bimz 264.7 passenger car, 2nd class, and one type Bimdz 268.2 passenger car with a bicycle compartment, 2nd class. Light gray / distant blue basic paint scheme with pastel blue striping. Train route: IR 2670 from Konstanz to Kassel. Car sequence numbers 44 and 45. The cars look as they did in 1993.
Additional add-on InterRegio cars can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item numbers 43900 and 43902. An electric locomotive to go with these cars can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item number 39152.
This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 23201.