Marklin 47580 - Type Lgs 580 Container Transport Car Set

The type Lgs 580 two-axle container cars have an interesting past. They emerged from the type Hbis 297 / 299 sliding wall boxcars, which were no longer needed in less-than-carload-lot service. Between 1998 and 2000, they were converted to the container transport cars required now. Their capacity includes two 20-foot containers up to a maximum of a 40-foot container. Conversely, the type Sgns 691 container transport cars equipped with trucks can be loaded with three 20-foot containers, two 30-foot containers, or a 45-foot container.

Prototype: Container transport car set consisting of 3 different design container transport cars. Two type Lgs 580 2-axle container transport cars and one type Sgns 691 4-axle container transport car. All of the cars in a traffic red basic paint scheme. German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG). The transport cars are loaded with 20-foot and 40-foot box containers for different firms. The cars look as they did in Era VI.

Highlights

• Type Lgs 580 container transport car as new tooling.
• Transport cars include different car numbers and the containers include different registration numbers.
• Transport cars and the containers include are lightly weathered.
• Ideal cars for container unit trains, such as in conjunction with the 47810 container transport car set.