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37580 DB cl. 491 Powered Observation Rail Car

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 491 "Glass Train" electric powered observation car. Silver aluminum / Olympia blue paint scheme. The car looks as it did around 1977.

Model: The car has an mfx digital decoder and factory-installed, controllable sound functions. It also has controlled high-efficiency propulsion. 2 axles in one truck powered. Traction tires. The car has factory-installed interior lighting. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs and the marker lights are maintenance-free, red LEDs. The interior lighting can be dimmed as a digital auxiliary function. The trucks have different wheelbases like the prototype. The car has built-in interior details. The panorama windows are inset. There is a double-arm pantograph and a single-arm pantograph with a double wiper on the roof. Length over the buffers 23.7 cm / 9-5/16".

Highlights:

 Completely new tooling.

 Scale 1:87 reproduction.

 Factory-installed interior lighting.

 Warm white LEDs for lighting.

 Additional announcement at the start of the excursion.

One-time series for the 75th anniversary of the "Glass Train" and also as a legendary powered rail car also for the 175th anniversary of German railroading.