N Scale Piko 40201 Commuter Railcar Br 442 Deutsche Bahn Frankenbahn

brand piko stock number 40201 original retail price 219 99 manufacturer piko body style piko commuter rail br 442 road or company name deutsche bahn details additional markings slogan regio reporting marks db road or reporting number frankenbahn paint color s red print color s white body construction injection molded plastic wheel type chemically blackened metal wheel profile small flange low profile dcc readiness ready release date 2011 12 01 item category passenger trains model type electric model subtype emu model variety br 442 prototype commuter railcar br 442 prototype manufacturer name bombardier prototype model name talent 2 br 442 prototype year s of production 2011 region europe era epoch era v 1979 present ean jan gtin13 number 4015615402015 , people who viewed this item also viewed 131540 123828 131948 131950 128755 specific item information talent 2 5 car set body style information directional lights white red functional pantographs dcc information nem 658 plux12 prototype information the talent 2 is a multiple unit railcar manufactured by bombardier transportation the train began production in 2008 and first entered service with deutsche bahn in 2011 despite having the same name as the original talent designed by waggonfabrik talbot and later acquired by bombardier for the most part it does not share technical details with that train except for the rounded sides and doorways the crash optimized design of the cab ends have led to the units acquiring the nickname hamsterbacke hamster cheeks read more on wikipedia road company information deutsche bahn ag abbreviated as db db ag or dbag is a german railway company headquartered in berlin it is a private joint stock company ag with the federal republic of germany being its single shareholder deutsche bahn describes itself as the second largest transport company in the world after the german postal and logistics company deutsche post dhl and is the largest railway operator and infrastructure owner in europ