Prototype: The locomotive and cars are models of current passenger equipment. Class 146.1 electric locomotive, type DBz 751 bi-level passenger car, 2nd class, and type DABz 756, 1st/2nd class, as well as the type DBbzf 761 cab control car, 2end (Görlitz design) painted and lettered for the "metronom" Railroad, Ltd.
Article No. | 81481 |
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Gauge / Design type | Z / 1:220 |
Era | V |
Kind | Train Sets |
Model: The locomotive comes with a 5-pole motor. Both trucks are powered. The headlights / marker lights are maintenance-free LED's. The bi-level cars come in the current paint and lettering scheme for the "metronome" Railroad, Ltd.
Train length over the buffers 467 mm / 18-3/8".
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"Swinging in Time" - "metronom" is the brand name for ten new bi-level trains operated by the metronom Railroad Company Ltd. in Uelzen, Germany. These very modern locomotives and cars can be recognized from a distance by their striking, sophisticated design in the colors of yellow, white, and blue. metronom has linked the cities of Hamburg and Bremen as well as Hamburg and Uelzen since December of 2003 as a regional express train railroad. The train name metronom symbolizes together with the logo of a swinging pendulum the schedule concept of departures on an hourly schedule. Musicians are familiar with a metronome as a beat generator. For that reason the slogan for the metronom trains is "Swinging in Time".