NEW Fleischmann 6260122 N Rola Begleitwagen Ep.VI ÖBB

Fleischmann 6260122 N RoLa Escort Car, Era VI, ÖBB

Are you looking for the right escort car for your modern “Rolling Highway” on your N-gauge model railroad layout? The Fleischmann 6260122 RoLa escort car from the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), Bimz class, adds an interesting vehicle from the field of combined freight transport to your layout and is an excellent addition to modern ÖBB freight train formations.

As an Era VI model, the car depicts an escort car in the current design of the Austrian Federal Railways. With its characteristic passenger car design and interior fittings, it is a fitting addition for recreating a “Rolling Highway” in international rail freight transport.

Fleischmann RoLa Bimz Escort Car – an important component of the “Rolling Highway”

The “Rolling Highway,” often referred to as RoLa, is a special form of combined freight transport. In this process, entire trucks—including their tractors and trailers—are transported by rail on special low-floor cars.

This transport concept makes it possible to cover longer distances by rail while simultaneously reducing road traffic. The shift of freight transport from road to rail plays a particularly significant role on major European transit routes.

Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) also uses the “Rolling Highway” to transport trucks on select routes. Accompanying cars, in which truck drivers can travel during the train journey, play an important role in this process.

While the trucks are transported on the low-floor cars, the escort car provides space for the accompanying drivers. This makes it an indispensable part of a prototypical rolling highway train set.

ÖBB escort car in the current Era VI design

The Fleischmann 6260122 depicts a Bimz-class accompanying car in the current livery of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB).

The typical design of the passenger car provides an interesting contrast to the low-profile transport cars of the Road-Rail System. It is precisely this combination that makes Road-Rail System trains an extraordinary eye-catcher on modern model railroad layouts.

The model features an interior that complements the overall look of the passenger car and ensures a cohesive design when viewed through the windows.

Especially on layouts based on Austrian or international prototypes, the attendant car can be seamlessly integrated into modern freight transport scenes.

Short-coupler kinematics and retrofittable interior lighting

The Fleischmann RoLa escort car features NEM 355 coupling sockets with close-coupling kinematics. This allows the model to be combined with compatible N-gauge vehicles to form a prototypical train set.

For an even more realistic effect, the escort car can be equipped with interior lighting. The corresponding Fleischmann interior lighting set, item number 946901, is designed for this purpose.

Retrofitted interior lighting adds extra atmosphere, especially during twilight runs or in nighttime freight transport scenes.

With a length over buffers of 165 mm, the service car is suitable for both compact train formations and longer RoLa trains on larger N-gauge model railroad layouts.

Ideal complement to the Fleischmann RoLa low-floor cars

The Fleischmann 6260122 combines particularly well with the matching low-floor cars from the Austrian Federal Railways.

The Fleischmann 6660201 three-car “Rollende Landstraße” set is an excellent addition. With the Fleischmann 6660202 low-floor middle car, the train set can be further extended and made even more prototypical.

Together, they form a distinctive RoLa set that impressively depicts modern combined road-rail transport.

Modern ÖBB electric locomotives, such as the Class 1116 or 1293, are ideal for pulling these trains. This allows you to create a variety of freight transport scenes from Era VI.

Whether passing through a large freight yard, traveling on an electrified main line, or as part of an international transit freight train—the RoLa escort car is an interesting addition to modern model railroad layouts.

Complete your Road-Rail System with the matching escort car! Get the Fleischmann 6260122 RoLa Escort Car “Bimz” from the Austrian Federal Railways and expand your N-gauge collection with a distinctive passenger car from modern combined freight transport.

Features:

• Gauge: N
• Era: VI
• Railway Company: ÖBB
• Car: Bimz RoLa Escort Car
• Featuring the current design
• With interior fittings
• Power system: DC analog
• Interior lighting can be retrofitted, Item No. 946901
• NEM 355 coupling box with close-coupling mechanism
• Length over buffers: 165 mm

Specs:

• Type: Passenger wagon
• Gauge: N
• Rail Company: ÖBB/BBÖ
• Era: VI
• Color: Red
• News: 2027

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CAUTION: Not suitable for children under 3 years. Danger of swallowing! Age recommendation from 14 years.