Trix 2008 Fall Items

Following are the new 2008 Fall Items announced by Trix.
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Trix H0: 21337 "Karlsruhe Train" S-Bahn Prototype.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) shuttle train: class 141 248-5 electric locomotive and three commuter cars. Type Abnrz 704, 1st and 2nd class, type Bnrz 725, 2nd class, and type BDnrzf 740, 2nd class with an engineer's cab. Modernized cars from older "Silberlingen" / "Silver Coins" cars.

Model: There are electrical connections between the cars and the locomotive, and the power pickup and the headlights / marker lights change between the locomotive and the cab control car, depending on the direction of travel. The headlights and marker lights for the train change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The locomotive has a DCC/Selectrix digital decoder and a controlled can motor with a bell-shaped armature and a flywheel. 4 axles powered. 2 traction tires. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. It also has interior details for the engineer's cabs. The locomotive has separately applied roof walks. The triple headlights (maintenance-free warm white LEDs) and dual red marker lights (maintenance-free LEDs) change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Electric locomotive operating sounds with the "fire cracker" sound, lights at the ends of the locomotive, and acceleration and braking delay, and a whistle sound and the sound of brakes squealing can be controlled digitally. There is a figure of a locomotive engineer in Cab 1. The locomotive has detailed buffer beams. It also has NEM coupler pockets and a close coupler mechanism. The cab control car has triple white headlights (maintenance-free warm white LEDs) and dual red marker lights (maintenance-free LEDs) that change over with the direction of travel. It also has a lighted destination sign that can be controlled digitally with the headlights / marker lights. Total length over the buffers 1,026 mm / 40-3/8".

One-time series.

The Karlsruhe Train - The Experimental S-Bahn. The use of the much praised class ET 420 was not convincing in the Rhine-Ruhr area. There were longer routes to cover and passengers did not at all like the lack of toilets. The DB reacted to the many complaints by placing a locomotive-hauled S-Bahn train into service. In the mid-Seventies the Karlsruhe maintenance facility developed prototypes for a shuttle train from three Silberlingen / Silver Coins commuter cars. The cars were equipped with swinging-sliding doors with electromagnetic door locks and a permanent entrance that limited its use in the route network since a station platform of at least 76 cm / 30" was a requirement. The interior of the cars was designed to be more manageable and the baggage area was done away with in the cab control car in favor of more seats. The cars were painted in the color scheme for that time of ocean blue / beige, but in reverse, which clearly differentiated the train from the rest of the DB rolling stock. In addition, several standard Silberlinge / Silver Coins cars were also adapted by the Karlsruhe maintenance facility and were used as reserve cars. The Hagen 141 248-5 was selected as motive power, and it was given an unusual, asymmetrical paint scheme to go with the train. It made the train look like a complete unit. In the rough and ready everyday existence of S-Bahn trains the Karlsruhe train was not successful basically because the locomotive did not have enough acceleration. The cars were then put back into normal service rather quickly and the German Federal Railroad used the experience with the Karlsruhe train to develop the type "x" cars, which still form the backbone of the commuter service in the Ruhr area. These cars run in trains of 3-5 cars, usually pulled by the class 111 or class 143.

This model can be found in a AC version in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 26410.

Price: $545.00

 

 

 

Trix H0: 22212 Diesel Switch Engine.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class V 90 heavy switch engine. Version as originally delivered. B-B wheel arrangement. Use: Switching work, hump yard work, freight service on short routes.

Model: Era III. The locomotive frame and the main part of the body are die-cast metal. The locomotive has a 21-pin digital connector. It has a compact design, maintenance-free can motor with a flywheel, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. 2 traction tires. The lighting is done with maintenance-free LEDs. The triple headlights (warm white LEDs) and dual red marker lights (LEDs) will work in conventional operation. The lights can be controlled digitally after a 66839 decoder has been installed. There is a representation of the engineer's cab interior. The locomotive has separately applied metal grab irons. Additional steps are included. The locomotive has NEM coupler pockets. Length over the buffers 164 mm / 6-7/16".

This model can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item no. 37903

Pric: $250.00

 

 

 

Trix H0: 22634 Electric Locomotive.

Prototype: LNVG Niedersachsen class 146.2 electric locomotive painted and lettered for Metronom Railroad Company, Inc. Built starting in 2005 by Bombardier as a regular production locomotive from the TRAXX type program. Road no. ME 146-18. Use: Fast regional passenger service.

Model: Era V. The locomotive frame is die-cast metal. The locomotive has a 21-pin digital connector. It also has a 5-pole motor with a skewed armature and a flywheel, centrally mounted. 4 axles powered through cardan shafts. The headlights are maintenance-free, warm white LEDs, and they will work in conventional operation. The headlights can be turned off in digital operation at the end of the locomotive with Cab 1 or 2. The locomotive has detailed roof equipment. The engineer's cabs have interior details, and there is a figure of engineer in the front cab. The locomotive has NEM coupler pockets with a guide mechanism. Brake hoses in a long and a short version and buffer beam details are included in a bag so that the front of the locomotive can be fully equipped for display or equipped for operation. Length over the buffers 217.2 mm / 8-9/16".

One-time series.

TRAXX FROM TRIX Locomotives from the TRAXX type family built by Bombardier are in operation everywhere in Europe today. In 1994, the AEG experimental 12X locomotive appeared, which then underwent testing as road no. 128 001 on the DB. The knowledge gained from this went into the development of the class 145, which was placed into service on the DB starting in 1998 as a freight locomotive with a maximum speed of 140 km/h / 88 mph. Eighty locomotives were built for the DB and additional units for the Swiss Mittelthurgau Railroad, which were used in the end on the SBB as the class Re 481. There are several other class 145 locomotives on privately owned railroads. The class 146.0 for commuter service was derived from the class 145; the most noticeable feature of the former is the train destination sign on the end of the locomotive. The class 146.0 is designed for 160 km/h / 100 mph and also has a time-multiplex push/pull train control system. The real success story began in 2000 however. Bombardier introduced the multiple system version: The class 185 was also designed for the power current systems of neighboring railroads. A total of 400 units of the class 185 are to be purchased. Depending on the country they will be used in, the locomotives are being equipped with the correct train safety systems and with electrical equipment as a "package". So, there are locomotives with two or four pantographs and different contact wiper widths as the most noticeable external difference. There are also many class 185.1 locomotives on private railroads. And, there is a class 146.1 160 km/h / 100 mph fast version of this locomotive for commuter service. The TRAXX family locomotives delivered starting in 2005 formed the next evolutionary step on European railroads: They were equipped with locomotive bodies with improved ability to withstand crashes; the shape of these locomotive bodies looks more powerful and brawnier at the ends. Other changes have to do with the electrical rectifier layout. Railion is presently putting 200 of these locomotives into service as the class 185.2. There is also a commuter service version of this locomotive for 160 km/h / 100 mph, the class 146.2. These locomotives are currently being used as motive power for the latest bi-level trains in the areas of Stuttgart, Freiburg, and Nürnberg. The new Trix models are reproductions of these latest versions of the locomotives on the German Railroad, Inc. The development of the TRAXX locomotives is continuing in the prototype; you will continue to hear a lot from Trix about these locomotives translated uncompromisingly into 1/87 scale ....

Price: $250.00

 

 

 

Trix H0: Cancelled

Prototype: LNVG Lower Saxony bi-level cab control car, 1st/2nd class, used by the Metronom Railroad Company, Inc. Type DABpbzkfa. Car number: 10007. Use: Regional express trains.

Model: Era V. This car has highly detailed construction with multi-color and multi-part interior details specific to the car. All of the dimensions are reproduced to scale. Minimum radius for operation 358 mm / 14-1/8" (with free clearance). As delivered from the factory, the front skirting is closed and can be removed, and a coupler is included for the engineer's cab end of the car. Long and short brake hoses are included in a bag so that you can equip the buffer beams completely prototypically for display or equip them for operation. The car has many separately applied details. The headlights / marker lights on the cab control car are maintenance-free, warm white or red LEDs that change over with the direction of travel. The car has a lighted destination sign at one end. A set of lettering with different train destinations is included. The side train destination signs can be lit up with the optional interior lighting kit. The car is ready for installation of two lighting kits, item no. 66719. Length over the buffers 313.4 mm / 12-5/16".

One-time series.

Bi-level cars have been a distinguishing feature of commuter service all over Geramny for almost 15 years. Initially as licensed cars from the Swiss car builder Schindler, the former German Waggonbau, Inc. in Görlitz developed its own bi-level cars starting in 1994. Several series were developed over time that offered an increasingly larger variety of possible variations to buyers. The models now realized by Trix represent the third and newest generation of bi-level cars, which is recognizable externally from particularly narrow window separation. Other new features are a slightly more angled roof shape and air-tight doors at the ends of the cars.

Recommended minimum radius 420 mm / 16-9/16".

Price: $109.00

 

 

 

Trix H0: 23451 Bi-Level Car, 1st/2nd Class.

Prototype: LNVG Lower Saxony bi-level car, 1st/2nd class, used by the Metronom Railroad Company, Inc. Type DABpba. Car number: 20006. Use: Regional express trains.
Model: Era V. This car has highly detailed construction with multi-color and multi-part interior details specific to the car. All of the dimensions are reproduced to scale. Minimum radius for operation 358 mm / 14-1/8" (with free clearance). Long and short brake hoses are included in a bag so that you can equip the buffer beams completely prototypically for display or equip them for operation. The car has many separately applied details. A set of lettering with different train destinations is included. The side train destination signs can be lit up with the optional interior lighting kit. The car is ready for installation of two lighting kits, item no. 66719. Length over the buffers 308 mm / 12-1/8".

One-time series.
Bi-level cars have been a distinguishing feature of commuter service all over Geramny for almost 15 years. Initially as licensed cars from the Swiss car builder Schindler, the former German Waggonbau, Inc. in Görlitz developed its own bi-level cars starting in 1994. Several series were developed over time that offered an increasingly larger variety of possible variations to buyers. The models now realized by Trix represent the third and newest generation of bi-level cars, which is recognizable externally from particularly narrow window separation. Other new features are a slightly more angled roof shape and air-tight doors at the ends of the cars.

Recommended minimum radius 420 mm / 16-9/16".

Price: Cancelled

 

 

 

Trix H0: 23452 Bi-Level Car, 2nd Class.

Prototype: LNVG Lower Saxony bi-level car, 2nd class, used by the Metronom Railroad Company, Inc. Type DBpba. Car number: 30013. Use: Regional express trains.

Model: Era V. This car has highly detailed construction with multi-color and multi-part interior details specific to the car. All of the dimensions are reproduced to scale. Minimum radius for operation 358 mm / 14-1/8" (with free clearance). Long and short brake hoses are included in a bag so that you can equip the buffer beams completely prototypically for display or equip them for operation. The car has many separately applied details. A set of lettering with different train destinations is included. The side train destination signs can be lit up with the optional interior lighting kit. The car is ready for installation of two lighting kits, item no. 66719. Length over the buffers 308 mm / 12-1/8".

One-time series.

Bi-level cars have been a distinguishing feature of commuter service all over Geramny for almost 15 years. Initially as licensed cars from the Swiss car builder Schindler, the former German Waggonbau, Inc. in Görlitz developed its own bi-level cars starting in 1994. Several series were developed over time that offered an increasingly larger variety of possible variations to buyers. The models now realized by Trix represent the third and newest generation of bi-level cars, which is recognizable externally from particularly narrow window separation. Other new features are a slightly more angled roof shape and air-tight doors at the ends of the cars.

Recommended minimum radius 420 mm / 16-9/16".

Price: Cancelled

 

 

 

Trix H0: 23453 Bi-Level Car, 2nd Class with a Cafe.

Prototype: LNVG Lower Saxony bi-level car, 2nd class with a cafe, used by the Metronom Railroad Company, Inc. Type DBpzka. Car number: 40004. Use: Regional express trains.

Model: Era V. This car has highly detailed construction with multi-color and multi-part interior details specific to the car. All of the dimensions are reproduced to scale. Minimum radius for operation 358 mm / 14-1/8" (with free clearance). Long and short brake hoses are included in a bag so that you can equip the buffer beams completely prototypically for display or equip them for operation. The car has many separately applied details. A set of lettering with different train destinations is included. The side train destination signs can be lit up with the optional interior lighting kit. The car is ready for installation of two lighting kits, item no. 66719. Length over the buffers 308 mm / 12-1/8".

One-time series.

Bi-level cars have been a distinguishing feature of commuter service all over Geramny for almost 15 years. Initially as licensed cars from the Swiss car builder Schindler, the former German Waggonbau, Inc. in Görlitz developed its own bi-level cars starting in 1994. Several series were developed over time that offered an increasingly larger variety of possible variations to buyers. The models now realized by Trix represent the third and newest generation of bi-level cars, which is recognizable externally from particularly narrow window separation. Other new features are a slightly more angled roof shape and air-tight doors at the ends of the cars.

Recommended minimum radius 420 mm / 16-9/16".

Price: Cancelled

 

 

 

Trix H0: 23454 Bi-Level Car, 2nd Class with a Bicycle Compartment.

Prototype: LNVG Lower Saxony bi-level car, 2nd class with a bicycle compartment, used by the Metronom Railroad Company, Inc. Type DBdpza. Car number: 50105. Use: Regional express trains.

Model: Era V. This car has highly detailed construction with multi-color and multi-part interior details specific to the car. All of the dimensions are reproduced to scale. Minimum radius for operation 358 mm / 14-1/8" (with free clearance). Long and short brake hoses are included in a bag so that you can equip the buffer beams completely prototypically for display or equip them for operation. The car has many separately applied details. A set of lettering with different train destinations is included. The side train destination signs can be lit up with the optional interior lighting kit. The car is ready for installation of two lighting kits, item no. 66719. Length over the buffers 308 mm / 12-1/8".

One-time series.

Bi-level cars have been a distinguishing feature of commuter service all over Geramny for almost 15 years. Initially as licensed cars from the Swiss car builder Schindler, the former German Waggonbau, Inc. in Görlitz developed its own bi-level cars starting in 1994. Several series were developed over time that offered an increasingly larger variety of possible variations to buyers. The models now realized by Trix represent the third and newest generation of bi-level cars, which is recognizable externally from particularly narrow window separation. Other new features are a slightly more angled roof shape and air-tight doors at the ends of the cars.

Recommended minimum radius 420 mm / 16-9/16".

Price: Cancelled

 

 

 

Trix H0: 24204 Set with 12 Freight Cars in the Display "Der Lange Heinrich"/"Long Henry".

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Fads-50/OOtz high capacity hopper car. Used in unit trains to transport ore between Emden and Rheine. Late Era III.

Model: The saddle, frame, and end platforms for the cars are made of metal. The cars have different lettering and car numbers. The load inserts have a layer of real scale sized iron ore. The cars are weathered. They have NEM coupler pockets and close coupler mechanisms. Length over the buffers for each car 133 mm / 5-1/4", coupled together 1,5960 mm / 62-13/16". Each car comes individually packaged and marked: 24204-01 through 24204-12.

One-time series. Available as long as supplies last.

Each loaded car from the display is available separately. 700150 (Märklin) AC wheel set 700580, 4 per car, 48 per set. The right locomotives for the model of the "Langen Heinrich" / "Long Henry" are the class 44 coal-fired units, item no. 22044, and the class 44 oil fired units, item no. 22043.

Price: $375.00

 

 

 

Trix H0: "Huntsche" Large Coaling Station.

Prototype: "Huntsche" large coaling station based on the prototype in Saarbrücken, Germany. Almost identical coaling stations of this type also existed in Munich and Vienna.

Model: Professional quality model of the "Huntsche" large coaling station in Saarbrücken, Germany with all of the parts ready for assembly of the complete model. The parts for the steel framework, the handrails, grab irons, and the walkways are laser-cut precisely from special architectural quality, hard finish card stock. The steps are made of plastic. The underside is cast in plastic and is to a large extent already assembled. The coaling station has working lamps that are already assembled. All of the parts are already finished in a realistic basic color, but they can easily be weathered and painted further. Dimensions of the finished model approximately: length 553 mm / 22", width 300 mm / 12", height 223 mm / 9".

This model can be found as a finished model in the Märklin HO assortment under item no. 77500.

Price: Cancelled

 

 

 

Trix H0: 66222 Roller Test Stand for H0 Gauge, with 4 Pairs of Roller Brackets.

This is for servicing and presenting locomotives with up to 4 driving axles and coupled axles. It is ideal for models of the class 03, class 18.3, class S 3/6. It is made of anodized aluminum sections. Four adjustable pairs of roller brackets with precision ball bearings are included. C Track is included for positioning non-powered axles. The test stand has train power connections for a conventional power pack and for the Digital System. Dimensions 400 x 42 x 30 mm / 15-3/4" x 1-5/8" x 1-3/16".

Price: $235.00

 

 

 

Trix H0: 66849 1800 Milliamp Decoder for 21-Pin Connector.

Receiver for all Trix H0 direct current locomotives with a 21-pin connector and a power consumption of up to 1,800 milliamps (motor 1,100 milliamps; auxiliary functions 1 – 3, LV and LR – a total of 400 milliamps, auxiliary function 4, 300 milliamps). This electronic circuit has a total of 4 controllable functions. The "function" output is intended for headlights / marker lights. The headlights and marker lights can be turned off at engineer's cab 1 or engineer's cab 2 on locomotives with circuit boards specifically designed for these locomotives. Also, the double "A" light for switching maneuvers can also be activated on such locomotives. The auxiliary functions can be controlled with the Mobile Station or a DCC main controller. • Can be used universally in Selectrix and DCC formats. • Automatic digital system and analog recognition. • 7 adjustable maximum speeds. • 4 adjustable motor impulse variations. • Automatic load compensation. • Connections for auxiliary functions. • 4-pin SUSI connector for additional special functions in DCC operation. • Short circuit protection for the motor outputs. • Overload protection for the light outputs. • Overload protection for the auxiliary function outputs 1 – 3. • Programming of additional settings by means of selection of the address "00", example: finer gradation of steps for pulse widths (monitoring variation), direction reversing, acceleration and braking delay in blocks. In Selectrix Operation: • 31 speed levels. • 111 addresses. • Braking operation with a braking diode. In DCC Operation: • Manual speed level selection 14 / 28 levels, automatic switching to 128 speed levels. • Addresses can be either 7 or 14 bits (short or long addresses). • Braking operation with direct current and "broadcast-mode" brake generators.

Price: $45.00

 

 

 

Minitrix N: 66170 "Huntsche" Large Coaling Station.

Prototype: "Huntsche" large coaling station based on the prototype in Saarbrücken, Germany. Almost identical coaling stations of this type also existed in Munich and Vienna.

Model: Professional quality model of the "Huntsche" large coaling station in Saarbrücken, Germany with all of the parts ready for assembly of the kit. The parts for the steel framework, the handrails, grab irons, and the walkways are laser-cut precisely from special architectural quality, hard finish card stock. The steps are made of plastic. The underside is cast in plastic with all of the tracks already installed. The coaling station includes working lamps. All of the parts are already finished in a realistic basic color, but they can easily be weathered and painted further. Glue for assembly of the kit is included. Dimensions of the finished model approximately: length 300 mm / 12", width 163 mm / 7", height 149 / 6" .

Price: Cancelled

 

 

 

Minitrix N: 66721 Roller Test Stand for N Gauge, with 4 Pairs of Roller Brackets.

This is for servicing and presenting locomotives with up to 4 driving axles and coupled axles. It is ideal for models of the class 182, class 260, class 185, class V 200, V 100, Glaskasten / Glass Box, etc. It is made of anodized aluminum sections. Four adjustable pairs of roller brackets with precision ball bearings are included. Track is included for positioning non-powered axles. The useful length for the roller brackets is about 120 mm / 4-3/4". The 66723 expansion set of a pair roller brackets is available for using locomotives with more than 4 driving axles and coupled axles. The test stand has train power connections for a conventional power pack and the Digital System. Approximate dimensions 249 x 57 x 28 mm / 9-13/16" x 2-1/4" x 1-1/8".

Price: $225.00

 

 

 

Minitrix N: 66722 Roller Test Stand for N Gauge, with 8 Pairs of Roller Brackets.

This is for servicing and presenting locomotives with up to 8 driving axles and coupled axles. It is ideal for models of the class 45, class 18, class 52, class E 52, the Swiss Crocodile, and many other units. It is made of anodized aluminum sections. Eight adjustable pairs of roller brackets with precision ball bearings are included. Track is included for positioning non-powered axles. The useful length for the roller brackets is about 220 mm / 4-11/16". The 66723 expansion set of a pair roller brackets is available for using locomotives with more than 8 driving axles and coupled axles. The test stand has train power connections for a conventional power pack and the Digital System. Approximate dimensions 349 x 57 x 28 mm / 13-3/4" x 2-1/4" x 1-1/8".

Price: $335.00

 

 

 

Minitrix N: 66723 Roller Bracket for N Gauge.

This is an individual, adjustable pair of roller brackets with precision ball bearings. It is for adding to the 66721 and 66722 roller test stands to allow locomotives with one more coupled axle. Guide slots and set screws are included.

Price: $33.00