MÄRKLIN PRODUCT: 39182 Diesel locomotive - class 218

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KEY DATA
Product Name	39182 Diesel locomotive - class 218
Object type	Locomotive-Diesel
Product Line	Märklin MHI
Era	1970-1990 (IV)
Manufactured years	2009-2010
Text on object	DB
Number on object	218 143-6
Classification	class 218
Type of housing	Metal
Length	18.9 cm
Technology	Digital MFX
Nationality	Germany
Railway company	- DB (Deutsche Bundesbahn 1949-1994)
Märklin RRP (Year)	260€ (2009)
Koll valuation (Year)	215€ (2022)
Url to Märklin	Klick to GoTo www.maerklin.de

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Description
Diesel Locomotive. German Federal Railroad (DB) class 218 general-purpose locomotive. Diesel hydraulic locomotive with electric train heating. Version in a pure orange / light gray paint scheme as the “City-Bahn” locomotive on the route Cologne – Gummersbach. Source: www.maerklin.de City-Bahn. Branch lines have always been problem children for the German railroad. In 1984, the German Federal Railroad took a new approach to increase the attractiveness of service on little used routes. The project went under the name “City-Bahn” and initially one route for selected for this service: Cologne – Gummersbach. “Silberlinge” / “Silver Coins” commuter cars were used as rolling stock and were rebuilt to the latest standard at that time. A train café was set up in one of the cars and the exterior of these trains was borrowed from the paint scheme for the S-Bahn in the Rhine/Ruhr area. The paint scheme for the locomotives was adapted to that of the trains in order to achieve a high level of recognition for the “City-Bahn” product. Class 218 diesels were used on the route Cologne – Gummersbach. The railroad was able to register a clear increase in passengers thanks to the “City-Bahn”, and this increase was the result of the dense service at regular intervals. Without a doubt the “City-Bahn” concept kept rail service alive on routes threatened with abandonment until it was replaced by its successor, the “Stadt-Express” or “City-Express”.

Description

Diesel Locomotive.

German Federal Railroad (DB) class 218 general-purpose locomotive. Diesel hydraulic locomotive with electric train heating. Version in a pure orange / light gray paint scheme as the “City-Bahn” locomotive on the route Cologne – Gummersbach.

Source: www.maerklin.de
City-Bahn. Branch lines have always been problem children for the German railroad. In 1984, the German Federal Railroad took a new approach to increase the attractiveness of service on little used routes. The project went under the name “City-Bahn” and initially one route for selected for this service: Cologne – Gummersbach. “Silberlinge” / “Silver Coins” commuter cars were used as rolling stock and were rebuilt to the latest standard at that time. A train café was set up in one of the cars and the exterior of these trains was borrowed from the paint scheme for the S-Bahn in the Rhine/Ruhr area. The paint scheme for the locomotives was adapted to that of the trains in order to achieve a high level of recognition for the “City-Bahn” product. Class 218 diesels were used on the route Cologne – Gummersbach. The railroad was able to register a clear increase in passengers thanks to the “City-Bahn”, and this increase was the result of the dense service at regular intervals. Without a doubt the “City-Bahn” concept kept rail service alive on routes threatened with abandonment until it was replaced by its successor, the “Stadt-Express” or “City-Express”.

MÄRKLIN PRODUCT: 39182 Diesel locomotive - class 218

AN EXTRACT FROM MODEL RAIL WORKSHOP - H0 MÄRKLIN DATABASE Feel free to copy and use.....

AN EXTRACT FROM MODEL RAIL WORKSHOP - H0 MÄRKLIN DATABASE

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