Gauge H0 - Article No. 39425

Class ICM-1 "Koploper" Electric Rail Car Train

Eurocity 67 "Admiraal de Ruyter"
The NS class ICM (InterCityMaterieel) is an electric powered rail car for fast, comfortable intercity service. They are popularly called "Koploper" (literally "Kopfläufer" / "Head Runner") due to the corridor connections at the ends of the cars. The cab is located in a panorama cupola above the corridor connection, which gives these cars a very brawny look as typical for the Netherlands as Dutch cheese and from Märklin as "Hoek van Holland". By 2005, it was possible to change from one part of the train to another during a trip. In 1983, Talbot began regular production in Aachen of a three-part powered rail car, designated as ICM-1, road numbers 4011-4050. Starting with road number 4051, the class designation changed to ICM-2. Starting in 1990, the ICM was delivered as a four-part unit (previously three-part units) (classes ICM-3 and ICM-4). The prototype of the 39425 model corresponds to the use of Koploper road number 4015 in 1987 as Eurocity 67 "Admiraal de Ruyter" Amsterdam - London for the route in the Netherlands to Hoek van Holland.

Prototype: Dutch State Railways (NS) class ICM-1 three-part "Koploper" Intercity electric rail car train. Yellow/blue basic paint scheme in the standard version. 1 motor car as a type mBk end car, 2nd class, 1 type AB intermediate car, 1st/2nd class, 1 type sBk cab control car as an end car, 2nd class. Train destination sign: Hoek van Holland. Train road number 4237. The train looks as it did in Era IV, as delivered from 1984 to 1988.

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Class ICM-1 "Koploper" Electric Rail Car Train
Class ICM-1 "Koploper" Electric Rail Car Train
Class ICM-1 "Koploper" Electric Rail Car Train
Class ICM-1 "Koploper" Electric Rail Car Train
Class ICM-1 "Koploper" Electric Rail Car Train
Class ICM-1 "Koploper" Electric Rail Car Train
Class ICM-1 "Koploper" Electric Rail Car Train
Class ICM-1 "Koploper" Electric Rail Car Train

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Article No. 39425
Gauge / Design type H0 / 1:87
Era IV
Kind Powered Rail Cars
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Highlights

  • Factory-installed LED interior lighting.
  • Various Dutch station and train announcements included.
  • World of Operation mfx+ digital decoder and extensive operation and sound functions included.
  • Train destination signs: Hoek van Holland.
  • Product description

    Model: The train has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive sound functions. It comes in a three-part version. The powered end car has a die-cast frame. The train has controlled, high-efficiency propulsion with a flywheel. 2 axles in one truck powered. Traction tires. The engineer's cabs in both end cars have interior details. The train has power pickup in the end car at the front of the train; the power pickup changes with the direction of the train. It also has special close couplers with a guide mechanism. The train has factory-installed interior lighting. The interior details vary with the type of car. The triple headlights, dual red marker lights, and the interior lighting will work in conventional operation and can be controlled digitally. The headlights at car ends 2 and 1 can be turned off separately in digital operation. Light yellow and red LEDs are used for the headlights and marker lights. Warm white LEDs are used for the interior lighting. The construction of the running gear and the bodies is detailed. There is a representation of the "Scharfenberg" coupler with a cover on the end cars. A rigid drawbar coupling is included for multiple unit operation. The end cars come from the factory with closed crossover doors. A plug-in part included with the train makes it possible to represent swinging doors with a diaphragm pushed to the side on one end car.
    Total train length 86.6 cm / 34-1/8".

    This model can be found in a DC version in the Trix H0 assortment under item number 25425.

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  • Publications

    - New items brochure 2023 - Product programme 2023/2024
  • Prototype information

    The ICM came out of the desire of the NS to purchase new units for its fast intercity services. These trains had to have flexible utilization, faster and easier coupling and uncoupling at junction stations, as well as the possibility for passengers to change from one unit to another during a trip. These stipulations caused engineer's cabs to be quickly raised up one level and these powered rail cars were equipped with crossovers at the ends, which gave the "Koplopers" (= Kopfläufer = Head Runner) a brawny, unusual look and their nickname. The NS initially purchased an advance series of seven three-part units in 1977 from Talbot in Aachen (road numbers 4001-4007) as the class IC3 (later the class ICM-0). Regular production as the class ICM-1 began in 1983 with numerous improvements. Chopper control was added starting with road number 4051 and the class changed to ICM-2. Between 1990 and 1994, 50 four-part units were built as the class ICM-3 (4201-4230) and ICM-4 (4231-4250). In contrast to the three-part units with only one powered end car, these trains also featured powered wheelsets on the truck of the intermediate car just behind powered end car. The mechanical part of the "Koplopers" came from Talbot, while CEM Oerlikon and Holec were responsible for the electrical part. The ICM regular production trains, road numbers 4011–4097 and 4201–4250, were gradually updated from 2006 to 2011 as the class ICMm: Due to low usage, the characteristic corridor connections were discontinued. The interior space of these trains was completely renovated, handicapped restrooms were installed, air conditioning and passenger information displays were put in, and the number of seats was increased by 13%.

  • Digital Functions

    Control Unit Mobile Station Mobile Station 2 Central Station 1/2 Central Station 3/2*
    Mobile Station 2**
    Headlight(s)
    Interior lights
    Locomotive operating sounds
    Horn
    Direct control
    Sound of squealing brakes off
    Headlight(s): Cab2 End
    Stat. Announce. - Dutch
    Headlight(s): Cab1 End
    Doors Closing
    Conductor's Whistle
    Pantograph Sounds
    Train announcement
    Train announcement
    Letting off Air
    Switching maneuver
    Train announcement
    Rail Joints

    * New features of the Central Station 2 (Part No. 60213, 60214 or 60215) with the software update 4.2

    ** New features of the Mobile Station 2 (Part No. 60657/66955) with the Software Update 3.55

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