Auto Transport Car.
Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Offs 59 (Laaes 541) double unit. Bilevel design for automobiles.
Most Important Facts
| Article No. | 46133 |
|---|---|
| Gauge / Design type | H0 / 1:87 |
| Era | III+IV |
| Kind | Freight Cars |
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Product description
Model: Permanent drawbar between the halves. Both upper decks can be lowered. Metal railings. Loaded with 8 models of the Ford Escort from around 1970. Appropriate chock blocks included. Length over buffers 25.3 cm / 9-15/16".
DC wheel set 4 x 70 0580.Find more Märklin explanation videos on our YouTube Channel
One-time series.
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Publications
- New items brochure 2003 - Product programme 2003/2004 - Product programme 2005
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Prototype information
With the rebuilding of the German automobile industry, the German Federal Railroad was quick to order suitable rolling stock that could transport these valuable vehicles rationally, reliably, and carefully. Special bilevel transport cars were built on the steel design of the then modern type Omm 52 and Omm 55 high side gondolas, and these cars were permanently coupled together in pairs. The end walls and the side doors were removed. There were crossover plates on both levels so that automobiles could be driven over the entire length of the train from both ends. The upper deck at both ends of a pair of cars could be lowered to make a ramp to drive the cars up onto the railroad car.
