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Minitrix - 16481 - Railcar, Diesel, SVT 137 - BRB (Bayerische Regiobahn)

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N Scale - Minitrix - 16481 - Railcar, Diesel, SVT 137 - BRB (Bayerische Regiobahn)
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Stock Number16481
Original Retail Price$219.90
BrandMinitrix
ManufacturerMinitrix
Body StyleMinitrix Rail Diesel Cars XVT 137
Prototype VehicleRailcar, Diesel, SVT 137 (Details)
Road or Company NameBRB (Bayerische Regiobahn) (Details)
Coupler TypeRapido Hook
Coupler MountBody-Mount
Wheel TypeNickel-Silver Plated Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
DCC ReadinessReady
Release Date2014-01-01
Item CategoryPassenger Trains
Model TypeDiesel
Model SubtypeRailcar
Model VarietySVT 137
Prototype RegionEurope
Prototype EraEU Epoch II (1920 - 1945)
Years Produced1935 - ????
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: Model: The train has a 14-pin digital interface connector. It also has a motor with a flywheel. 2 axles powered. Both halves of the train are close coupled with a mechanism by means of the Jakobs truck. LEDs are used for the headlights, marker lights, interior lighting, and train destination signs. Length over the buffers 262 mm / 10-5/16".
Model Information: This model was introduced by Minitrix in 2014.
Prototype History:
The DRG Class SVT 137 was a class of streamlined diesel train sets of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft and later of the Deutsche Bundesbahn (as class VT 04) and the Deutsche Reichsbahn. With a regular maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) and average speeds of up to 132 km/h (82 mph) they were the first high speed trains in central Europe.
Road Name History:
The Bavarian Regiobahn GmbH (BRB) is a railway company based in Holzkirchen with a workshop in Augsburg. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Transdev GmbH Group, which i turn is a subsidiary of the French company, Transdev Group. BRB has been providing passenger transport services since December 2008.

BRB is a sister company of the Bavarian Oberlandbahn GmbH, whose HW is also located in Holzkirchen. Since 2008, the BRB routes consist of Ammerseebahn, Weilheim-Peißenberg and Peißenberg-Schongau. In 2009, Paartal- and Altmühltalbahn was added. In December 2018, the diesel powered route, Augsburg 1, was also added.

The Bavarian Regiobahn GmbH operates on behalf of the Bavarian Railway Company (BEG) which plans, finances and controls the regional and suburban rail traffic in Bavaria.
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 2019-09-01 11:00:12

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