304 - Rivarossi gauge H0 diesel locomotive class 232 red with three Märklin TEE coaches

Rivarossi gauge H0 diesel locomotive class 232 red with three Märklin TEE coaches Train set, gauge H0, consisting of the diesel locomotive of class 232 by Rivarossi (running number 232 001-8) and three express coaches by Märklin in the TEE/IC colour scheme (compartment coaches, article numbers 4085 in twofold execution and 4089 with interior lighting). The locomotive is painted red with a silver-grey roof and DB emblem, the coaches in cream-red. Played-with condition, the locomotive's function has been tested and is present. The absence of smaller, delicate add-on parts cannot be entirely ruled out. Class 232 was a heavy diesel locomotive of the German Federal Railway; according to the collection index the prototype 232 001-8 was built by Henschel in 1962 as a single example. The model of the locomotive is by Rivarossi, according to the collection index produced from 1975. The Märklin 1st class compartment coaches 4085 and 4089 (with tail and interior lighting) were available from 1968 (Koll's Kompaktkatalog Märklin 00/H0, 1983, nos. 4085 and 4089). The two 4085 coaches are the version with UIC lettering from 1971 (variant 2), the 4089 coach is the version with light-emitting diodes from 1981 (variant 3). Together with the cream-red TEE/IC compartment coaches a passenger train set of epoch IV results. Recorded in the consignor's collection index since 1982.