Add-On Car Set 1 for the Class RABe 501 022 Giruno

Prototype

Add-on cars for the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) class RABe 501 “Giruno” high-speed powered rail car train. 1 type B (B11) intermediate car, 2nd class, with a pantograph. 1 type C (B10) intermediate car, 2nd class. The cars go with train number EC 151, with cross border train route: Frankfurt/Main – Freiburg – Basle – Zürich – Milan Central. Train number RABe 501 022 with the coat of arms for the Swiss canton Vaud. The cars look as they did around 2024.

Highlights

• Factory-installed LED interior lighting.
• Pantograph can be raised and lowered as a digital function only in conjunction with the basic set.
• Cross border train route: Frankfurt/Main – Freiburg – Basle – Zürich – Milan Central.
• Add-on cars for train number RABe 501 022 Canton Vaud.

Model

This is a 2-part add-on car set to expand the class RABe 501 “Giruno” high-speed powered rail car train to an 11-part unit. The cars have factory-installed interior lighting with maintenance-free warm white LEDs. The interior lighting is supplied with power from a continuous electrical connection throughout the entire train. It can only work and be controlled digitally in conjunction with the basic set. The pantograph on an intermediate car can also be raised and lowered as a digital function only in conjunction with the basic set and using the latter’s decoder. Both intermediate cars are coupled permanently to each other. There is a guide mechanism in the Jakobs trucks. The train is modelled true-to-scale. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16″. Length of the pair of cars 40.2 cm / 15-13/16″.

The 39812 basic set can be expanded to a prototypical 11-part unit with the 43451, 43452, and 43453 add-on car sets.