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Hobbytrain - H2620 - Railcar, Propeller, Rail Zeppelin

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N Scale - Hobbytrain - H2620 - Railcar, Propeller, Rail Zeppelin
N Scale - Hobbytrain - H2620 - Railcar, Propeller, Rail Zeppelin
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Stock Number H2620
Original Retail Price 175.00€
Brand Hobbytrain
Manufacturer Hobbytrain China
Body Style Hobbytrain Passenger Rail Zeppelin
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Prototype Vehicle Railcar, Propeller, Rail Zeppelin (Details)
Paint Color(s) Aluminum
Wheel Type Nickel-Silver Plated Metal
Wheel Profile Standard
DCC Readiness Friendly
Release Date 2004-01-01
Item Category Passenger Trains
Model Type Propeller Driven Aircraft Engine
Model Subtype Rail Zeppelin
Prototype Region Europe
Prototype Era EU Epoch II (1920 - 1945)
Years Produced 1929
Scale 1/160
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Model Information: Introduced in 2004. A full review (in German) is available on 1zu160 website.
DCC Information: DCC friendly with soldering pad for a decoder. However lights are always turned on.
Prototype History:
The Schienenzeppelin or Rail Zeppelin was an experimental railcar which resembled a Zeppelin airship in appearance. It was designed and developed by the German aircraft engineer Franz Kruckenberg in 1929. Propulsion was by means of a propeller located at the rear: Powered by a BMW V1 12-cylinder engine, with only 600 hp, it accelerated the railcar to 230.2 km/h (143 mph) setting the land speed record for a petrol powered rail vehicle.
It seated 40 passengers.

Only a single example was ever built, which due to safety concerns remained out of service and was finally dismantled in 1939.

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Hobbytrain was an Austrian firm, that was acquired by Wolfgang Lemke GmbH in 2002. It produces HO and N scale models.
Item created by: gdm on 2016-07-29 17:36:56
Last edited by: Alain LM on 2018-08-28 04:12:41


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