Märklin 39426 - Electric train set type ICM-1 'Koploper' - Martinair - NS

Product Description

Märklin 39426 - Electric train set type ICM-1 'Koploper' - Martinair - NS

Märklin description:

• With standard built-in interior lighting.
• With play world digital mfx+ decoder and extensive operating and sound functions.
• Destination indicator: Amsterdam CS, Schiphol

Model: With digital mfx+ decoder and extensive sound functions. Model of the three-car train. Chassis of the motorized end car is made of metal (die-cast). Controlled high-efficiency propulsion with flywheel. Two axles in 1 bogie powered. With traction tires. Driver's cabs in both end cars are equipped with interiors. The power supply changes with the direction of travel, always from the front car. Special, sprung close couplings. With standard built-in interior lighting. Three-point headlights and two red tail lights change with the direction of travel. Lighting and interior lighting burn in analog operation and can be switched digitally. Headlights on both sides can be operated independently digitally.

The front signals are provided with light yellow and red light-emitting diodes (LED) as a true example. The interior lighting is provided with warm white LEDs. The chassis and body are very detailed. Both ends are provided with imitation Scharfenberg couplings. A rigid coupling rod is included for driving in double traction. The end cars are equipped with closed through-heads as standard. With the separately supplied plug-in part, one side of the train set can be equipped with side-sliding through-doors and rubber transition bellows. Total length of the train: 86.6 cm.

About the train:

The Netherlands is internationally known for many special things. And that also applies to the Dutch Railways. This company was interested in designing trains with a special 'own' appearance that often caused a stir abroad. When the NS wanted to modernise Intercity traffic in the early 1970s, a particularly unusual train set was designed in collaboration with the German railway material factory Talbot, with the driver's cabins with panoramic views on the roof. This design gave the ICM, as the NS called its new train sets, a particularly unique appearance. And because one could walk through to the next train set at the ends, the modern, sturdy train sets were nicknamed 'Koploper'. The 144 Koplopers quickly determined the image of modern intercity traffic in the Netherlands. When Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was connected to the railway network in 1986, the NS had two train sets painted in the colours of both national airlines. ICM 4011 was dressed in the livery of the Royal Dutch Airlines KLM. With the driver's cabin on the roof, the Koploper strongly resembled the famous Jumbojet. ICM 4012 simultaneously drove through the country in the white-red colours of Martinair Holland and also caused a great sensation as a streamlined 'airplane on rails'.