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Combined container traffic was one of the DB's most visible commitments during the 1980s, and this Minitrix set captures it with three wagons of different types, each carrying its characteristic load. The Sgns 694 carries two 20-foot maritime containers in MSC livery, the Sdkms 707 hauls a Hamburger Spedition semi-trailer on its low-floor pocket, and the Rs 684 carries a 40-foot Transfracht container. Three intermodal transport solutions in a single set, with an operational state of circa 1988.
A freight consist with its own identity
What makes this set interesting is not just the variety of wagon types, but the coherence of the whole: the three together read instantly as a recognisable intermodal freight train. The loads are removable, allowing them to be rearranged or used as scenic elements at a container terminal or loading dock on the layout. Separately applied details brake handwheels, air reservoirs, individual stanchions and handrails add visual texture without any further work needed.
Short coupler and curve behaviour
All three wagons feature NEM 355 pockets with KK-Kinematik, Minitrix's short-coupler system that keeps wagons close together on straight track and automatically separates them on curves to prevent derailments. The confirmed minimum radius is 192 mm, and the coupled set measures 349 mm over buffers. As unpowered wagons without lighting, they are directly compatible with DCC digital layouts without any modification.
Integration into an Epoch IV layout
On an Epoch IV layout with German infrastructure, this set sits naturally behind a DB diesel or electric locomotive. The variety of wagon types container flat, pocket wagon and stanchion flat gives the train the look of a real working consist, where each unit has a distinct role within the same service. If the layout includes an intermodal terminal or loading area, the removable loads allow loading and unloading operations to be staged using the set's own elements.