Rail Zeppelin Propeller-Powered Rail Car
Prototype: Type Kruckenberg propeller-powered rail car.
Most Important Facts
| Article No. | 88762 |
|---|---|
| Gauge / Design type | Z / 1:220 |
| Era | II |
| Kind | Powered Rail Cars |
Highlights
- Model from the Märklin Z Investment Casting Edition.
- One-time release of the model with loco body cast in fine bronze.
- Bell armature motor.
- Front LED lighting.
- Elegant wooden packaging.
- Certificate of authenticity.
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Product description
Model: This is a technically revised model equipped with a bell armature motor. The body is made of real, hand-cast bronze. Dual LED headlights are fitted at the front. The rail car has dark wheel treads, the front axle is powered, as is the propeller. The model is presented in an elegant wooden box with a certificate of authenticity. Length over the buffers 117 mm / 4-5/8".
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The rail Zeppelin, item 88762, is a one-time series.
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Publications
- New items brochure 2026
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Prototype information
The Rail Zeppelin, designed and built in 1929 by Franz Friedrich Kruckenberg, set a speed record of over 230.2 km/h / 143 mph on June 21, 1931, between Hamburg and Berlin. This record stood for 24 years. The wooden propeller on the back of the car was powered by a 600 hp BMW 12-cylinder, lightweight airplane motor. The total weight of the Rail Zeppelin was only 18.6 metric tons / 20-1/2 short tons, which surely contributed considerably to this record. The two-axle car was 25.85 meters / 85' long and had a wheelbase of 19.6 meters / 64'. Unfortunately, the vehicle was stored after being equipped with a new motor in 1934 and being used for a time for test runs. It was later scrapped due to the poor condition it was in after being stored.
Warning
ATTENTION: not for children under 15 years
