| Set - 3 Crane Tender Cars for the Crane Car Train.
Cable/equipment car, work car, crew quarters car for the German Federal Railroad (DB) 150 metric ton crane.
All of the cars come with current con-ducting couplers and lighting. The work car comes with a digital decoder and a sound generator. The light and sound functions can be turned on and off digitally with the 6021 Control Unit. The light from welding work and a blinking warning light are present on the work cars. Interior lighting in
the other cars. The sound of a whistle and different work sounds can be selected, volume is adjustable.
Source: www.maerklin.de
A complete train of crane tender cars stands ready for the German Federal Railroads (DB, now the DB AG) large crane cars such as the Goliath. The crane group, an experienced team of specialists, is permanently assigned to the the train and is constantly in readiness - or in use. Work cars with different tools and machines as well as equipment cars for cables and other salvage material are present in this train in addition to the flat cars necessary for the transport of the crane that carry the boom and the counterweights. Additional cars serve as living quarters for the crew. The enclosed cars for the heavy crane groups are chiefly converted from former mail cars. The windows, doors and interiors are altered to suit the cars new assignment. Crew cars and work cars are equipped with a diaphragm connection at one end and usually remained coupled together. The crane with its boom support car travels between this pair and the cable car during transport. The crane tender cars were initially painted in ocean blue and formed a striking contrast to the yellow crane cars in Era IV. At present the crane, boom support car and tender cars are being repainted a uniform gleaming red during overhauls. |
