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Minitrix - 15580 - Passenger Car, DB, Epoch VI - VVO (Dresden S-Bahn)

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N Scale - Minitrix - 15580 - Passenger Car, DB, Epoch VI - VVO (Dresden S-Bahn)
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Stock Number15580
Original Retail Price79.99€
BrandMinitrix
ManufacturerMinitrix
Body StyleMinitrix Passenger Coach European Modern
Prototype VehiclePassenger Car, DB, Epoch VI (Details)
Road or Company NameVVO (Dresden S-Bahn) (Details)
Coupler TypeRapido Hook NEM Standard Pocket
Coupler MountTruck-Mount
Wheel TypeChemically Blackened Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
Release Date2015-01-01
Item CategoryPassenger Cars
Model TypeEuropean
Model SubtypeBi-Level
Model VarietyCoach
Prototype RegionEurope
Prototype EraEU Epoch VI (2001 - Present)
Scale1/160
EAN/JAN/GTIN13 Number4028106155802



Specific Item Information: Prototype: Type DBpza 780.4, 2nd class, used on the German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG), painted and lettered for the Dresden S-Bahn in the Upper Elbe, Inc. (VVO) Transport Association.

Model: The car has built-in LED interior lighting, including lighted train destination displays, and a close coupler mechanism. Length over the buffers 167 mm / 6-9/16". Highlights: LED interior lighting. Lighted train destination displays.
Prototype History:
Epoch of liberalised railway traffic in Germany. New numbering system according to UIC or TSI (12-figure also for railcars), but no uniform design of livery.
Road Name History:
The Dresden S-Bahn is a network of S-Bahn-type commuter train services in Dresden and the surrounding area. It is commissioned by Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe (VVO) from DB Regio Verkehrsbetrieb Südostsachsen and currently consists of three services operating over a 127.7 km-long network.

The S-Bahn fare structure was introduced on a series of suburban railway lines on 29 September 1974. The term "S-Bahn" has only officially been used for the system since 31 May 1992. Since 24 May 1998, VVO fares have been valid for the S-Bahn Dresden. Outside of Dresden, it runs to the centres of Freital, Meissen, Pirna, Radebeul and since 9 December 2007 also to Freiberg. All lines stop at Dresden Hauptbahnhof.

According to data from the Deutsche Bahn, the Dresden S-Bahn is the S-Bahn with the highest customer satisfaction in Germany.
Brand/Importer Information:
Trix is a German company that originally made Trix metal construction sets. one of its co-founders was Stephan Bing, the son of the pioneer toy-maker industrialist Ignaz Bing. In 1935 the company began producing the electrically powered model trains that it became famous for, under the Trix Express label. Prior to the outbreak of World War II the Trix company produced a small range of fairly unrealistic AC powered three rail models running at 14 volts.

N gauge models under the Minitrix brand were made from the late 1960s mostly of European prototypes (German and British primarily). North American prototypes were also manufactured and marketed under the Aurora "Postage Stamp" brand; later these items were sold under the American Tortoise, Model Power and Con-Cor brands. Trix sometimes utilized North American consultants to aid in the design of this portion of the product line. The "Hornby Minitrix' brand was used in the 1980s for a short lived range of British outline models using the earlier product tooling.

Trix's owner in the 1980s and 1990s was Mangold, which went bankrupt in the late 1990s and Märklin purchased the assets in January 1997. In part, this purchase was a reflection of Märklin's need for added production capacity; Trix had been manufacturing certain items for Märklin in previous years. The purchase was also in response to the earlier purchase of the Karl Arnold company by the Italian company Rivarossi; Märklin were very keen to take over Trix market share in 2-rail H0 and especially Minitrix, until then Märklin had not marketed N gauge models. In 2003, Märklin introduced its first N gauge models under the well established Minitrix brand. A number Märklin H0 scale three-rail AC locomotives have also been introduced in two-rail DC versions under the Trix logo and many models are shared between the two brands.

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Item created by: gdm on 2019-05-24 07:35:41

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