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Minitrix - 15511 - Covered Hopper, Side-Dump, Hinged Roof, Epoch IV - NS - Nederlandse Spoorwegen - 3-Pack

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N Scale - Minitrix - 15511 - Covered Hopper, Side-Dump, Hinged Roof, Epoch IV - NS - Nederlandse Spoorwegen - 3-Pack Image Courtesy of Trix
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Stock Number15511
Original Retail Price135.00€
BrandMinitrix
ManufacturerMinitrix
Body StyleMinitrix Covered Hopper Side-Dump
PrototypeCovered Hopper, Side-Dump, Hinged Roof, Epoch IV
Road or Company NameNS - Nederlandse Spoorwegen (Details)
Reporting MarksArmita Wagons
Road or Reporting Number3-Pack
Paint Color(s)White
Print Color(s)Black
Coupler TypeRapido Hook NEM Standard Pocket
Coupler MountTruck-Mount
Wheel TypeNickel-Silver Plated Metal
Wheel ProfileSmall Flange (Low Profile)
MultipackYes
Multipack Count3
Release Date2021-01-01
Item CategoryRolling Stock (Freight)
Model TypeCovered Hopper
Model SubtypeSide-Dump
Model VarietyHinged-Roof
Scale1/160



Specific Item Information: 3 type Tds curved slides side dump cars for the firm ARMITA WAGONS, used on the Dutch State Railways (NS). Version with a hinged roof over the load area. Use: For moisture sensitive freight.
Road Name History:
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (English: Dutch Railways) or NS is the principal passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. NS provides rail services on the Dutch main rail network (hoofdrailnet). The rail infrastructure is maintained by network manager ProRail, which was split off from NS in 2003. Freight services, formerly operated by NS Cargo, merged with the DB Schenker group in 2000.

NS runs 4,800 scheduled domestic trains a day, serving 1.1 million passengers. Also, NS provides international rail services from the Netherlands to other European destinations and carries out concessions on some foreign rail markets through its subsidiary Abellio.

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Brand/Importer Information:
Trix is a German company that originally made Trix metal construction sets. one of its co-founders was Stephan Bing, the son of the pioneer toy-maker industrialist Ignaz Bing. In 1935 the company began producing the electrically powered model trains that it became famous for, under the Trix Express label. Prior to the outbreak of World War II the Trix company produced a small range of fairly unrealistic AC powered three rail models running at 14 volts.

N gauge models under the Minitrix brand were made from the late 1960s mostly of European prototypes (German and British primarily). North American prototypes were also manufactured and marketed under the Aurora "Postage Stamp" brand; later these items were sold under the American Tortoise, Model Power and Con-Cor brands. Trix sometimes utilized North American consultants to aid in the design of this portion of the product line. The "Hornby Minitrix' brand was used in the 1980s for a short lived range of British outline models using the earlier product tooling.

Trix's owner in the 1980s and 1990s was Mangold, which went bankrupt in the late 1990s and Märklin purchased the assets in January 1997. In part, this purchase was a reflection of Märklin's need for added production capacity; Trix had been manufacturing certain items for Märklin in previous years. The purchase was also in response to the earlier purchase of the Karl Arnold company by the Italian company Rivarossi; Märklin were very keen to take over Trix market share in 2-rail H0 and especially Minitrix, until then Märklin had not marketed N gauge models. In 2003, Märklin introduced its first N gauge models under the well established Minitrix brand. A number Märklin H0 scale three-rail AC locomotives have also been introduced in two-rail DC versions under the Trix logo and many models are shared between the two brands.

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Item created by: CNW400 on 2022-06-13 14:11:38. Last edited by CNW400 on 2022-06-13 14:14:26

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