“Rolling Road” Type Bcm Escort Car

Prototype

Type Bcm accompanying car, or passenger car for Ralpin, Inc., Olten, Switzerland, for the transit service “Rollenden Landstraße” / “Rolling Road”. The car looks as it did starting in 2019.

Highlights

• Reissue with a new car number.
• Ideal add-on for a Rollenden Landstraße train consist.

Model

The car is based on a type Bmz passenger car, 2nd class. The underbody is specific to the type of car. The car has Fiat type Y0270 S trucks with anti-roll shock absorbers and magnetic rail brakes. The 7319 current-conducting couplings or the 72021 operating current-conducting couplers, E73400/73401 interior lighting, 73406 pickup shoe, and 73407 marker lights can be installed on the car. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16″. Length over the buffers approximately 28.2 cm / 11-1/8″. DC wheelset E700580.

Depressed floor flat cars to go with this car can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item numbers 47407 and 47408. Another intermediate car with another car number can be found in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 24440 with information about required exchange wheelsets. An electric locomotive to go with this car can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item number 38801.