Trix N 16992 Pwd Cat. Maintenance Rail Car

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class TVT 6251 Mz (Flm Mainz) powered catenary maintenance rail car. Included are a work platform and double arm pantograph. A low side car is included as a catenary construction car. Used for servicing and checking catenary. The unit looks as it did after 1957.
Model: The powered car's frame is constructed of die-cast metal. The unit has a motor and both axles are powered. It also has a digital decoder for DCC, mfx, and conventional operation. Traction tires. The triple headlights and dual red marker lights are maintenance-free LEDs. They change over with the direction of travel, will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The work platform can be turned, raised, and lowered manually. Separately applied details are skylight, antenna, horn, windshield wipers, and ladders. The pantograph does not pick up power from the catenary. The unit has non-working reproductions of couplers included for mounting. The catenary construction car is loaded with rolls of cable and frames for guiding the cable. A special drawbar for coupling the catenary construction car to the powered catenary maintenance rail car is included.Total length over the buffers 169 mm / 6-5/8.