42260 Personvagn

Era: III   
 
Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Cars" baggage car. Type Pw4ü. The car looks as it did around 1959.
 
Model: The car is constructed with many details and comes in the full length for the scale. The underbody and the trucks are specific to this car. The car is made to look as it did in Era III with a "bottle green" paint scheme. The 7319 current-conducting coupling or the 72020/72021 current-conducting coupler, the 73400/73401 (2 per car) lighting kit, and the 73405 pickup shoe can be installed in the cars. Minimum radius for operation 360 mm / 14-3/16". Length over the buffers 21.7 cm / 8-1/2". DC wheel set 4 x 700580.
 
Highlights:

• The "Hechtwagen" / "Pike Car" family is completely new tooling.

 
The class 23 and 39 are appropriate motive power for these cars and can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item nos. 39230 and 39390.
 
A similar model in a DC version can be found in the Trix H0 assortment with Era IIIa lettering under item no. 23387.