Trix 23281 - Add-On Car Set 1 for the Class RABe 501 Giruno

Prototype: Add-on cars for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) class RABe 501 "Giruno" high-speed powered rail car train. 1 type B (B11) intermediate car, 2nd class, with a pantograph. 1 type C (B10) intermediate car, 2nd class. The cars look as they did in 2021.

Highlights

• Completely new tooling.
• True-to-scale 1:87 scale reproduction.
• Factory-installed LED interior lighting.
• Pantograph can be raised and lowered as a digital function only in conjunction with the basic set.

Product description

Model: This is a 2-part add-on car set to expand the class RABe 501 "Giruno" high-speed powered rail car train to an 11-part unit. The cars have factory-installed interior lighting with maintenance-free warm white LEDs. The interior lighting is supplied with power from a continuous electrical connection throughout the entire train. It can only work and be controlled digitally in conjunction with the basic set. The pantograph on an intermediate car can also be raised and lowered as a digital function only in conjunction with the basic set and using the latter's decoder. Both intermediate cars are coupled permanently to each other. There is a guide mechanism in the Jakobs trucks. The train is modelled true-to-scale.

The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Length of the pair of cars 40.2 cm / 15-13/16".

Charlies Tip

The Trix 25810 basic set can be expanded to a prototypical 11-part unit with the Trix 23281, 23282, and 23283 add-on car sets.

This add-on car set for the class RABe 501 "Giruno" can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item number Marklin 43461.

Publications

- New items brochure H0 2022