Märklin 26931 — Metropolitan Express Train (MET) Train Set

Prototype

The MET train pack consists of a class 101 express locomotive, 1 express coach Apmz 116.0 car number 1, 1 express coach Apmz 116.2 car number 2, 1 express coach Apmkz 116.6 car number 3, 1 express coach Apmz 116.4 car number 4, 1 express coach Apmz 116.4 car number 5, 1 express coach Apmkz 116.6 car number 6 and 1 express driving trailer Apmbzf 116.8 car number 7. The locomotive and express coaches have a silver grey basic paint scheme with "Metropolitan" logos. The route worked was Hamburg - Köln, with intermediate stops in Essen and Düsseldorf. Deutsche Bahn AG (DB AG), Metropolitan Express Train GmbH / DB Reise und Touristik business unit. Locomotive running number 101 130-3. Operating condition between August 1999 and September 2001.

Model

The express locomotive has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. Regulated high-performance drive with a centrally mounted flywheel. 4 axles powered using cardan shafts. Traction tyres. Triple headlights and 2 red tail lamps that change over with the direction of travel will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The long-distance headlights and the cab lighting can be controlled separately in digital operation. The headlights at Locomotive Ends 2 and 1 can each be turned off separately in digital operation. Double "A" light function. A 2-pole coupler is plugged into the standard pocket at Locomotive End 2 as the electrical connection to express coach 1. All of the coaches have indirect LED interior lighting fitted as standard, which can be dimmed and controlled digitally by means of the decoder in the driving trailer. With buffer capacitors to bridge short sections without power. The driving trailer has an mfx digital decoder. Triple headlights and two red tail lamps will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The long-distance headlights, the cab lighting and the driver's desk lighting in the driving trailer can each be controlled separately in digital operation. Current-conducting 4-pole couplers between the express coaches. Lighting for the locomotive and coaches with maintenance-free warm white and red LEDs. Coach 1, facing the locomotive, has a rubber-bead gangway. Detailed representation of the multi-coloured interior details. Pickup shoe changeover between the locomotive and the driving trailer. A defined vehicle sequence is specified so that the entire train is fully functional. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm, without taking the loading gauge into account. For larger radii, the apron mounted as standard in the area of the couplers at the ends of the coaches can be exchanged for a separate apron included with them. Total length of the train set over the buffers approximately 236 cm.

Highlights

• Limited worldwide to 2,500 train packs. A consecutively numbered certificate of authenticity is included
• True-to-scale new tooling for the express coaches in 1:87. Express coaches with LED interior lighting fitted as standard. mfx digital decoder in the driving trailer
• The lighting changeover, the long-distance headlights, the cab lighting and the driver's desk lighting on the driving trailer can each be controlled digitally
• Locomotive with a Märklin Spielewelt mfx+ digital decoder with a variety of operating and sound functions
• The long-distance headlights and the cab lighting in the locomotive can be controlled digitally. 4-pole separable couplers between the coaches, 2-pole separable coupler between the locomotive and coach 1

One-time series

One-time edition limited worldwide to 2,500 train packs.

Note

This item was produced in cooperation with the firm PIKO Spielwaren GmbH, Sonneberg.