Minitrix BR110 Question

[keeper]

As far I know the redesignation was mainly done to get rid of the old and sometimes weird classifications. The new system should only be numbers and no characters.
E.g. the E was for electric locomotives. Instead of the E they all got a 1.
E 10 => 110

0 = Steam locos
1= Electric locos
2 = Diesel locos
3 = Diesel Switcher
4 = Electric Rail Cars (I don't know how to translate the German word 'Triebzüge' - think of ICE trains but also of commuter trains...)
5 = Battery Rail Cars (rechargeable)
6 = Diesel Rail Cars

There are some additional categories.

Thomas

[spookshow]

I see that an updated version of the Trix BR110 (DCC-Ready, etc) is currently available. Anybody know when that came out?

Thanks,
-Mark

[spookshow]

Oh yeah - one more question re the old Minitrix E 10 / BR 110. Mine has a PC board running along the top of the chassis that provides directional lighting control. It also allows one to select current draw from the pants (by way of a screw-type selector up on top of the shell). I guess it's safe to assume that these were features that were not available with the original 1965 releases?

Thanks,
-Mark

[alhoop]

Mark - if things are slow how about adding a section on all the powered chassis available.
ie motor voltage, how many axles are powered etc.
Cheers
Al

[keeper]

It seems that your version was produced until 1974. In that same year a new version was released:

http://spurweite-n.de/ncontent/ndb/ndb-artdetails.asp?ID=2243&DoLog=0&Sel_Bezeichnung_VString=&Sel_Produktdatum_VString=&Sel_Hersteller_FString=Minitrix&Sel_ArtikelNr_VString=&Sel_Mixed_Full=&Sel_ORDERBY=Bezeichnung&Sel_Baureihe_VString=110&Sel_MitBild_Bool=&Sel_Digitalschnittstelle_FString=&Sel_Epoche_FString=&Sel_Gesellschaft_FString=&Sel_Gattung1_FString=&Sel_Gattung2_FString=&ToShow=8&MaxCount=18

The DCC version with NEM651 connector was released in 2011:

http://spurweite-n.de/ncontent/ndb/ndb-artdetails.asp?ID=453063841&DoLog=0&Sel_Bezeichnung_VString=&Sel_Produktdatum_VString=&Sel_Hersteller_FString=Minitrix&Sel_ArtikelNr_VString=&Sel_Mixed_Full=&Sel_ORDERBY=Bezeichnung&Sel_Baureihe_VString=110&Sel_MitBild_Bool=&Sel_Digitalschnittstelle_FString=&Sel_Epoche_FString=&Sel_Gesellschaft_FString=&Sel_Gattung1_FString=&Sel_Gattung2_FString=&ToShow=11&MaxCount=18

Thomas

[spookshow]

Sorry, confused here. "My version" (the one I actually have) has directional lighting and catanery pickup. Is that the post-1975 version or does that date all the way back to '65?

Thanks,
-Mark

[keeper]

Sorry, confused here. "My version" (the one I actually have) has directional lighting and catanery pickup. Is that the post-1975 version or does that date all the way back to '65?

Yeah, confused here as well...
If you have the one pictured in your first posting, it is the pre 1975 version.

Thomas

[spookshow]

Yes, the one pictured in my first post is the one I have. Hard to believe that that dates back to '65, though?

Cheers,
-Mark