Marklin 47228: Sliding Tarp Car Set

Planned delivery: 3rd quarter 2024

Highlights:

• Both cars have different car numbers.
• Individually packaged.

Prototype: Two Mercitalia Rail S.r.l. (Rome), type Shimmns 4-axle sliding tarp cars, Greenbrier (Swidnica) builder. The cars look as they did around 2019.

Model: The cars are type Shimmns 718. They have closed tarps and separately applied grab irons. There is a handwheel for setting the brakes from the floor of the car. The trucks are type Y25. The cars have different car numbers and are individually packaged. There is a master package. Total length over the buffers approximately 27.7 cm / 10-7/8. DC wheelset E700580.

An electric locomotive to go with these cars can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item number 39332.