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Set Goederentrein DB
Catalogue information
LastDodo number
6091275
Area
Model trains / Railway modelling
Title
Set Goederentrein DB
Brand
Country
Duitsland
Catalogue number
26517
Category
Subcategory
Type
Stock number / road number
Era
Railway company
Scale
Year
2003
Sales period
Current and rail systems
Dimensions
L= 116,2 cm
Details
In close cooperation with DaimlerChrysler and Märklin, Herpa releases a unique collector‘s train set for the 2003 Christmas season. A car transport train, consisting of a Märklin electric locomotive of the 182 series (a high-quality digital version) with the „Silver Arrow“ design, and three double-deck car transport wagons. Each of the wagons carries eight, thus a total of twenty-four Herpa models of the latest Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren — a model the be introduced to the regular retail collection in April 2004. The background story: the new DaimlerChrysler super sports car is produced by McLaren in England, and are transported to the European Continent by rail. The car transport train „Silver Arrow“ will come in an original Märklin box, and the limited edition is offered exclusively by Herpa.