Product Features and Details
Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) 3-part rail bus set. Consisting of the class 797.5 motor car, class 998 trailer, and class 997 control car. In the original crimson paint scheme with the Uerdingen diamond. The set looks as it typically did for the Hohenstaufen line at the end of the Seventies.
Model: The rail bus set comes with an mfx digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It has controlled Softdrive Sine high-efficiency propulsion and a compact design, maintenance-free motor. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The rail bus set has factory-installed interior lighting. The rail bus units have a current-conducting drawbar coupling with a guide mechanism between them. The rail bus set has interior details. There is a clear view through the interiors of the motor car, trailer unit, and control car. The headlights and marker lights as well as the interior lighting all have maintenance-free, warm white LEDs (red LEDs for the marker lights). The headlights and marker lights will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Length of the three-unit set 48.4 cm / 19-1/16".
Highlights:
- 100 Years of the Hohenstaufenbahn - Göppingen-Schwäbisch Gmünd 1911-2011.
- Special edition "Josefle - Klepperle", limited to 999 pieces.
- 3-unit rail bus set with an mfx decoder and sound functions in the motor car.
- Suitable collector''s display case with a base and different backdrops included.
One-time series.
The anniversary of the Hohenstaufen line is being celebrated in 2011 in Göppingen and Schwäbisch Gmünd. A rail bus operated on the line between Göppingen and Schwäbisch Gmünd until the line was abandoned. At the Göppingen end of the line the train was affectionately called "Josefle" and at the Schwäbisch Gmünd end "Klepperle". Märklin is producing a special model of this rail bus set in a limited edition of 999 pieces for the 100th anniversary. The rail bus set is initially being sold exclusively to residents in the region. The 3-unit "Josefle – Klepperle" rail bus will be delivered starting in June. It comes packaged in a suitable collector''s display case made of wood, the back wall of which can be custom decorated with 4 different backdrops of the rail line. A special feature of the wood display case is the base: It is lettered on one side with "Josefle" Göppingen - Schwäbisch Gmünd and on the other side with "Klepperle" Schwäbisch Gmünd - Göppingen, so that anyone can turn the base to show the train as he or she knew it. Advance reservations for this rail bus set in H0 Gauge have been available for 50 Euros since January at the ipunkt (information center) at the Göppingen city hall. Snorting, chuffing trains or tracks can no longer be found on the alignment between Göppingen and Schwäbisch Gmünd, but it continues to be very popular as a bicycle, hiking, and jogging route. The anniversary will be celebrated on June 26 in Maitis, and on July 30 and 21 in Straßdorf.
A suitable collector''s display case made of wood and glass included. Back wall can be custom decorated with 4 different backdrops of the rail line. A wood base lettered on one side as "Josefle" Göppingen - Schwäbisch Gmünd and on the other side as "Klepperle" Schwäbisch Gmünd – Göppingen included.
NOTE: Package is the size of a regular Marklin STARTER SET!
