Product Features and Details
Prototype: TEE diesel class VT 08.5 of the German Railways (DB), as TEA 185 "Paris-Ruhr", with the sections of the route Paris - Liège - Köln - Dortmund. 4-piece set in purple basic color. 1 VT 08 509 traction unit with kitchen and dining room (WRPwPost4üm), 2 VM 08 516 and VM 08 518 center compartments (A4üm), 1 VT 08 517 traction unit with compartments (A4üm). All vehicles 1st class. Both traction units on each side with TEE shield. Operating state around 1957.
Model: Four-part unit, consisting of 2 railcars (VT) and 2 intermediate cars (VM). With digital decoder mfx + and extensive sound functions. Via the function buttons, different station announcements, train announcements and dialogues can be triggered. Controlled high-performance drive with flywheel in traction unit with kitchen and dining room. 2 axles in a bogie powered by gimbals. Adhesive tape. Standard built-in interior lighting and driver's lighting. 2 directional directional control, 2 red rear lights and driver's cab lighting in conventional operation, digital switchable. Lighting with maintenance-free warm-white light-emitting diodes (LED). Short coupling between the car units. Built-in interior furnishings. Leaders of the end cars with a clear view. Comes standard with driver in every cab. Separate coupling simulations on the end faces of the motor coaches and separately attached TEE shields. Direction-dependent power supply via the respective traction unit. Length of the four-part train 114 cm.
Highlights:
- Model reproduction of the TEE 185 "Paris-Ruhr" TEE-TEE.
- Motor vehicle units largely made of metal.
- Controlled high-performance drive with flywheel in a traction unit.
- mfx + decoder with various sound functions.
- Standard built-in interior lighting and driver's lighting with warm white LEDs.
From 1952, the new VT 08.5 diesel locomotives were used in the long-distance rail network of the young Federal Railways. The three- or four-piece units were immediately marked by their elegant streamlined shape ("egg heads") and were equipped with kitchen, dining room, writing and mail compartment. From 1953 onwards, the shapely and comfortable trains ran on all major long-haul routes, covering up to 1,500 kilometers a day. Even in the TEE network newly introduced from the summer of 1957, they were able to prove themselves at first, because the VT 11.5 series of propulsion units, which were actually intended for this purpose, were only in the process of being delivered.
