Description
The Desiro HC is a commuter train from Siemens. The multiple unit has two single-decker end cars and, depending on the version, between two and four double-decker middle cars. The Desiro HC from National Express is currently being used on the RRX lines in North Rhine-Westphalia. DB Regio also operates the multiple-unit trains on the Rhine Valley network across the border as far as Basel. The Desiro HC is used as a so-called FTX between Nuremberg and Sonneberg. GoAhead vehicles are used on the Danube and Isar.
The Desiro HC model is manufactured exclusively by Jägerndorfer for Lemke Collection.
Model features:
-new design
-power supply via all wheel sets
-white/red light change
-illuminated target indicators on the fronts
-drive on four axles
-double traction capability
-interior lighting
-Next18 interface
-five-pole motor with flywheel
-current-carrying coupling on the intermediate carriages
-smallest passable radius: 228 mm