MINITRAINS : A SLEW OF NEW RELEASES
A SCHÖMA DIESEL TRACTOR
Contemporary train lovers, MinitrainS has something for you! The new releases at the end oif this year are perfectly contemporary. The Schöma (Christoph Schöttler Maschinenfabrik) diesel tractor reproduces the prototypes that run at the Freilisgmuseum in Salzburg in Austria and in the oil fields of Rühlermoor in Germany. The first version boasts the bright red livery with yellow lining of the trains that serve the large eco-museum park in Salzburg. The second, the white livery found in the oilfields of Lower Saxony. A third version, in green livery, will allow modellers who like more discrete locomotives to use this modern-looking little machine on their own layouts. The model, entirely made in Karlsruhe, Germany, is fitted with the MinitrainS universal driving mechanism, a vertical motor located in the cab and featuring a flywheel. A large block of machined metal, located under the bonnet, ensures excellent adhesion and plenty of haulage power: on my test circuit with 22.5cm radius curves
