Marklin 38175 HO DR Class VT 18.16 Diesel Express Powered Rail Car Train MFX+ Digital Sound

The VT 18.16 - a Train for Central Germany
Elegant, swift, and luxurious: The class Görlitz express powered rail car once stood for a new travel experience by rail. It was the showpiece of the GDR's German State Railroad, exuded international flair, and it filled more than railroaders with a great deal of pride. Three of these ivory/red stars of the rails have been preserved. Since 2003 there has not be an operational unit. These decorative trains have stood unprotected outdoors and slow decay has threatened. Then, former German State Railroad people and SVT fans agreed on a plan and established a non-profit corporation in 2019. Since then, much toil and expertise has been poured into the project of producing a complete train in the old glamor and making it into a living legend that can be experienced. The project stands under the motto "A Train for Central Germany" and is intended to give expression to its connection with the Central German region. As the "Ambassador in Europe" this runner will harken back to the great time of luxurious international trains. Using the new Märklin model, take a trip in an era when streamlined express powered rail cars such as the SVT Görlitz did train runs with resounding names - as the Neptune to Copenhagen, as Vindobona to Vienna, and as Karlex to the genteel resort of Karlsbad.

Prototype: Class VT 18.16 (Class SVT "Görlitz") diesel express powered rail car train, as it looked in the museum set restored by the SVT Görlitz, Inc. Based on the version of the German State Railroad of the GDR (DR/GDR) from the Sixties and Seventies, as the flagship for international express service. 4-part unit. 1 type VTa powered end car, 1 type VMc intermediate car with a dining area and galley, 1 type VMd intermediate car, 1 type VTb powered end car. The train looks as it currently does starting in 2025/26.

Highlights

• Completely new tooling.
• Scale reproduction at 1:87.
• Reproduction of the restored 4-part museum set.
• Highly detailed and heavy metal construction.
• High-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel in one powered end car.
• All four axles driven using cardan shafts in one powered end car.
• Factory-installed cab lighting, control desk lighting, engine room lighting, and interior lighting.
• World of Operation mfx+ decoder with extensive operation, sound, and light functions.
• Buffer capacitor included to bridge over short areas without current.

Model: This is a 4-part unit. It includes an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound and light functions. The train has controlled high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel in one powered end car. All four axles are powered by cardan shafts. Traction tires. The train has factory-installed LED interior lighting, cab lighting, engineer's stand lighting, engine room lighting, lighting in the galley area, and wall lamps in the dining area, all of which can be controlled digitally. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel. These lights and the interior lighting will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs are used for all the lighting. There are multi-part interior details. There are multi-pin current-conducting special couplers with guide mechanisms between the cars. The pickup shoe on the end power car at the front of the train picks up current and changes to the pickup shoe on the back of the train with the change in direction of travel. The train has a buffer capacitor. There are many separately applied details. Both ends of the train have a reproduction of the automatic coupler (non-functioning). The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16".
Length of the 4-part set approximately 113 cm / 44-1/2".