Prototype: ICE 3 MF high speed powered rail car train. German Railroad, Inc. (DB AG) class 406, version for service to France. 1 type 406.0 end car, 1st class. 1 type 406.1 transformer car, 1st class. 1 type 406.3 "BordBistro" dining car. 1 type 406.6 transformer car, 2nd class. 1 type 406.5 end car, 2nd class. The train is named "Forbach-Lorraine" and runs between Frankfurt/Main and Paris. Model: The train comes in a 5-car version. It has an mfx digital decoder and comes from the factory with sound functions that can be turned on and off. The train has controlled high-efficiency propulsion, and long-distance headlights. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The engineer's cabs in the end cars have interior details. The train has a power pickup changeover feature with power picked up in the end car at the front of the train. The train has special close couplings with a guide mechanism. The interior lighting is supplied with power by means of a continuous electrical connection through the entire train. The pantographs are only mechanically functional; they do not pick up power from catenary. The headlights / marker lights together with the interior lighting will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. Train length 142.2 cm / 56". Prototype information ICE 3 MF - Au Revoir Frankfurt - Guten Tag Paris. Europe appears to be coming closer together on the transportation technical level as well as the political level. The keen competition from air lines is prompting the DB AG and to attempt to overcome their borders and open the route network in each country to high speed passenger service. After a very long (6 years) and costly authorization phase, everything was finally ready on June 10: The ICE 3 MF ("MF" stands for Multiple System France) is running between Frankfurt/Main and Paris. It runs at a maximum speed of 320 km/h / 200 mph on the new French high speed route LGV Est, and the train arrives in just 4 hours at the Gare de l'Est station in the French capital. Due to the different technical systems used for the the ICE and the TGV respectively, 120,000 kilometers / 75,000 miles of test runs and several conversions on the trains were necessary so that the German trains could run with no problems on the 25 kilovolt routes in France. Most importantly, the train had to be adapted to the French train control system and safety equipment such as fog signals, warning lights, red flags, and flares for stopping trains coming from the other direction are now on board. The train also underwent a change in the control of the eddy current brakes that had already caused problems in the authorization process in Belgium, as well as changes to the doors, and the high tension layout. The trains were improved aerodynamically in the areas of the car diaphragms and trucks in order to prevent damage from flying roadbed ballast. A select locomotive engineer team also had to obtain permission to run the train on the French routes so that the ICE could run between the countries without time-consuming crew changes. The authorization process cost the two state railroads 28 million Euros, which signifies for many business travelers a considerable improvement in the transportation services offered and that brings Europe one more step closer together. Features c Digital locomotives with high-efficiency propulsion. Maximum speed and acceleration / delay are adjustable. Special motor with electronically enhanced load compensation or a compact bellshaped armature. Can be operated with Märklin transformers, in the Märklin Delta system or in the Märklin Digital system. e Digital decoder with digitally controlled functions. The quantity depends on the controller being used. h Built-in sound effects circuit. N Triple headlights and two red marker lights that change over with the direction of travel. k Built-in interior lighting. j Built-in interior details. 5 Era 5 | 1:87 Warning ATTENTION: not for children under 3 years Control Unit Mobile Station Mobile Station 2 Central Station 1/2 Central Station 3/2 Headlight(s) X X X X X Long distance headlights X X X X X Station Announcements X X X X X Doors Closing X X X X X Direct control X X X X X
