VT 98 + VS 98 | Gauge Minitrix - Article No. 12555

Rail Bus with a Control Car (digital).

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) class 798 motor car with the class 998 control car. Former classes VT 98 and VS 98. Two-motor design, built starting in 1955. Used in commuter service outside of metropolitan areas.

Rail Bus with a Control Car (digital).
Article No. 12555
Gauge Minitrix
Era IV
Kind Powered Rail Cars
Article not produced anymore.

Highlights

  • 5-pole motor with a flywheel.
  • DCC/Selectrix decoder with analog recognition.
  • Continuous lighting with LEDs, even in a multiple unit train.

Product description

Model: Era IV. The frames are made of die-cast metal. The motor car has a 5-pole motor with a flywheel; both axles powered. The rail bus has a digital decoder for DCC, Selectrix, Trix Systems, and conventional operation. The decoder automatically recognizes the conventional DC mode of operation. The headlights, marker lights, and interior lighting are maintenance-free LEDs, they will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. There is a special separable coupling between the cars. The motor car can also be run by itself. There are non-working reproductions of prototype couplers included for installation on the ends of the cars. Total length over the buffers 175 mm / 6-7/8".

Publications

The conventional version without a decoder is available as item no. 12554. The VB 98 trailer car to lengthen both versions of the rail bus is item no. 15855.

Publications

- Main Catalog 2007/2008 - New items 2007 - Main Catalog 2008/2009

Features

e Era IV
% DCC/ Selectrix decoder
P Triple headlights and two red marker lights that change over with the direction of travel.
2 Built-in interior lighting
Y Metal locomotive frame
4 Metal car frame

Warning

ATTENTION: not for children under 3 years