Marklin 88146 - Class CidT Steam-Powered Rail Car

The production run is already sold out. We received a letter from Marklin in October about this:

"Information about the steam powered railcar “Kittel” CidT in Z-gauge
 
For fans of the Z-gauge, we have announced the “Kittel” CidT steam railcar in the DRG version of Era II in the autumn new items of 2021 (# 88146). Due to its attractiveness, this model had to be reported sold out after a short time. Unfortunately, despite intensive efforts, it was not possible to subsequently increase the production volume. Therefore, we cannot avoid appropriately allocating the number of items that can be delivered.
 
We are aware that the necessary quotas have led to unrest among dealers and end customers. We therefore regret all the more that we cannot send this model to all friends of the Z-gauge."

Prototype: German State Railroad (DRB) Kittel class CidT "4 Karlsruhe" steam-powered rail car originally built for the Grand Ducal Baden State Railways (BadStB). The unit looks as it did in Era II.

Highlights

• The model's frame is constructed of metal.
• Motor with a bell-shaped armature.
• Highly detailed.
• Warm white LEDs for the headlights.
• Rear of the model includes Z Gauge system coupler.
• Buffer beam modelled correctly on the front.
• Many separately applied parts.

Product description

Model: This is the class Kittel CidT steam-powered rail car in a red/cream paint scheme. The car has a motor with a bell-shaped armature and is finely detailed. The frame is constructed of metal. The powered rail car has many separately applied parts. The powered rail car has larger buffer plates and a warning stripe on the buffer plates. The rear of the car has a Z Gauge system coupler. The buffer beam is prototypically modelled on the front of the car. The car has dual headlights with warm white LEDs that change over with the direction of travel. Both axles are powered.

Length over the buffers approximately 51 mm / 2".

Publications

- Fall New Items 2021

Prototype information

The Kittel - A Durable Steam-Powered Rail Car. As early as the end of the 19th century, procurement was begun of a first series of seven steam-powered rail cars that were chiefly run on branch lines in the southwest part of Germany. Eugen Kittel, chief mechanical engineer for the Royal Württemberg State Railways (K.W.St.E.) designed a more efficient boiler, which led in 1905 to the order for another 10 steam powered rail cars in Württemberg. The first series was rebuilt accordingly. At the time of the German State Railroad, the remaining steam-powered rail cars were rostered under the road numbers 9 Stuttgart to 14 Stuttgart. Another series of steam-powered rail cars under the class 121a was delivered in 1914/15 for the Grand Ducal Baden State Railways, and they were later rostered on the DRG under the road numbers CidT 1 to 8. Two steam-powered rail cars from this Baden series were acquired by the German Federal Railroad after 1945, and they were painted in the crimson color scheme customary for powered rail cars. In 1951 and 1953, these two steam-powered rail cars from the provincial railroad period were retired from service on the German Federal Railroad.