Marklin 38860 – Class RCe 2/4 “Roter Pfeil” / “Red Arrow” , AC, DCC, mfx, sound

Class RCe 2/4 “Roter Pfeil” / “Red Arrow” electric fast powered rail car, 3rd class, as a museum unit maintained for extra runs by the Oensingen-Balsthal Railroad, Inc. (OeBB). Overhauled to reproduce the powered rail car’s external appearance in the mid-Fifties in an SBB crimson basic paint scheme. Powered rail car road number 607. The unit looks as it did in 2023.
The car has an mfx+ digital decoder and extensive light and sound functions. It also has controlled, high-efficiency propulsion. There is a special motor with a flywheel and a cardan shaft to the power truck. 2 axles powered. Traction tires. The car has the Swiss light changeover, triple headlights and 1 white marker light, which will work in conventional operation, and can be controlled digitally. The white marker light can be changed to a red marker light. The car has factory-installed interior lighting. Maintenance-free, warm white and red LEDs are used for the headlights, marker lights, and interior lights. Various background sounds can be activated using function buttons. Length over the buffers 25.7 cm / 10-1/8″.

The class RCe 2/4 607 “Roter Pfeil” / “Red Arrow” fast powered rail car was overhauled to be operational again just in time for the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Oensingen-Balsthal Line. This powered rail car can currently be rented again for special runs.