MARKLIN 43629

Prototype: US heavyweight passenger car set comprising four cars of different types:One four-axle baggage-chair car as a combined baggage and seating car. Two six-axle chair cars (coaches) as dedicated seating cars. One six-axle observation car with a business lounge and viewing platform at one end. All cars feature the two-tone gray paint scheme of the American railroad company Union Pacific (UP). The cars look as they did around 1948/1952.

Highlights

• The first US heavyweight passenger cars to join the Märklin range.
• With mfx digital decoder in the baggage compartment of the combined baggage and seating car.
• Various light functions can be controlled digitally.
• All cars come with factory-installed LED interior lighting and buffer capacitors.
• Also with illuminated viewing platform.
• Matching heavyweight passenger car set for the US “Challenger” steam locomotive, item 39913.

Model: All cars have factory-installed interior lighting with warm white LEDs and buffer capacitors. The combined baggage and seating car has an mfx digital decoder for controlling various light functions and a power pickup shoe that supplies current to the entire consist. There are factory-installed, current-conducting, close coupler heads between the individual cars. The cars must be coupled in a defined sequence for this. The car end with the baggage compartment and the car end with the viewing platform are each fitted with normal close coupler heads. Total length approx. 112 cm / 44-1/8.

Digital Functions

* New features of the Central Station 2 (Part No. 60213, 60214 or 60215) with the software update 4.2

** New features of the Mobile Station 2 (Part No. 60657/66955) with the Software Update 3.55