Model: This is an add-on for the ICE 4 basic train in a length scale of 1:95. It has special close couplings with guide mechanisms. The car also has factory-installed LED interior lighting. The interior lighting is supplied with power from the continuous electrical connections for the entire train and only works and can only be controlled digitally when the car is coupled to the basic train. A set of decals with 3 more car numbers for this car type is included Length over the buffers 30.1 cm / 11-7/8".

Prototype: Add-on car for the German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) ICE 4 high-speed train, class 412/812. Type TW 2.2 intermediate car, class 412, 2nd class. Add-on to the powered railcar train 9010 as ICE 786, for the train route Munich Main Station – Würzburg Main Station – Fulda – Hamburg-Altona. The car looks as it did in 2019.

The 22971 basic train can be extended with the 23971 add-on set and the individual 23972 intermediate car. You can model a full 12-car ICE 4 by adding more individual intermediate cars.

Available starting in the 2nd half of 2020.

This add-on intermediate car for the ICE 4 can be found in an AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item number 43725.

Factory-installed LED interior lighting.Different lighting scenarios for the interior lighting controlled digitally only when the car is coupled to the basic train.