Primex DB Talbot Hopper Wagon IV

Primex DB Talbot Hopper Wagon IV

Model

1:87 Scale model produced by Marklin. This model is ready-to-run and will make a great addition to any model railway collection.

Model Features

• 1:87 Scale Model
• Authentic DB Talbot ballast wagon (Era IV, late 1980s maintenance service)
• Highly detailed H0 scale model (1:87) with ocean-blue Bahndienst livery
• Functional unloading hatches operated by hand lever
• Realistic track maintenance (ballast distribution) design
• Relex couplers for easy and secure operation
• One-time special series with Primex-style packaging
• DC wheel set E700500 included
• Approx. 9.5 cm length over buffers, ideal for compact maintenance trains
• This model is best suited to 422mm radius curves
• This model is fitted with NEM style couplings

Details

The Märklin 46102 Talbot Ballast Wagon is a detailed Era IV Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) maintenance vehicle representing a classic Talbot-type ballast hopper wagon used for track servicing operations in the late 1980s. This H0 scale model depicts a Bahndienst (rail maintenance) wagon in a distinctive ocean-blue livery, reflecting its use in permanent way (track maintenance) departments rather than regular freight service.

The wagon features a prototypical self-unloading design with functional discharge hatches that can be opened via a hand lever, allowing realistic simulation of ballast unloading operations. The finely moulded body is complemented by separately applied details and a robust underframe, ensuring both durability and high visual accuracy.

It is equipped with Relex couplers for simple and reliable operation on Märklin H0 track systems and includes a DC wheel set (E700500). The wagon is designed as a one-time special series with packaging in a distinctive Primex-style presentation box, making it appealing to both collectors and operational model railway users.

With a length of approximately 9.5 cm over buffers, it is a compact yet highly detailed maintenance wagon suitable for Era IV freight and engineering train formations.