diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/Simulation/DataBus/IGearboxInfo.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/Simulation/DataBus/IGearboxInfo.cs
index ab05429b4f460a86343a9bf69e1b6b4eded3da37..d50bab2bdd1962f7bf84a9638c138848ace6b1cc 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/Simulation/DataBus/IGearboxInfo.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/Simulation/DataBus/IGearboxInfo.cs
@@ -67,5 +67,6 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Models.Simulation.DataBus
 		GearInfo NextGear { get; }
 
 		Second TractionInterruption { get; }
+		uint NumGears { get; }
 	}
 }
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diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/Simulation/Impl/VehicleContainer.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/Simulation/Impl/VehicleContainer.cs
index d647272d8a8a4ca669aa997be1013b111ad61cf8..f360fa7d663ffd63bb4e92c1a0e2aa8f5c70f9c3 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/Simulation/Impl/VehicleContainer.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/Simulation/Impl/VehicleContainer.cs
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Models.Simulation.Impl
 			get { return Gearbox.TractionInterruption; }
 		}
 
+		public uint NumGears
+		{
+			get { return Gearbox.NumGears; }
+		}
+
 		#endregion
 
 		#region IEngineCockpit
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/AbstractGearbox.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/AbstractGearbox.cs
index ae8668a37a3b702a99ce5cc888144b0ab31bb84a..c71241848cf33243f9dcc77f62f407a8bbd9cfec 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/AbstractGearbox.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCore/Models/SimulationComponent/Impl/AbstractGearbox.cs
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Models.SimulationComponent.Impl
 			get { return ModelData.TractionInterruption; }
 		}
 
+		public uint NumGears { get { return (uint)ModelData.Gears.Count;  } }
+
 		#endregion
 
 		public abstract bool ClutchClosed(Second absTime);
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/Utils/MockGearbox.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/Utils/MockGearbox.cs
index 245b28cb6a9d50c19c7956f46d8cfbd7cbb9e477..00395fdcde6fcb062581214181760b162a610dec 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/Utils/MockGearbox.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/Utils/MockGearbox.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Tests.Utils
 			get { return 1.SI<Second>(); }
 		}
 
+		public uint NumGears { get;  set; }
+
 		public MeterPerSecond StartSpeed
 		{
 			get { return 2.SI<MeterPerSecond>(); }
diff --git a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/Utils/MockVehicleContainer.cs b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/Utils/MockVehicleContainer.cs
index 74c4e2ec62698396e0dfca38c4a1504e7a5c425d..30ea0c475fb80a5d42a28cf6cd51d88364406f8f 100644
--- a/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/Utils/MockVehicleContainer.cs
+++ b/VectoCore/VectoCoreTest/Utils/MockVehicleContainer.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ namespace TUGraz.VectoCore.Tests.Utils
 			get { return 1.SI<Second>(); }
 		}
 
+		public uint NumGears { get; set; }
+
 		public MeterPerSecond StartSpeed { get; set; }
 		public MeterPerSquareSecond StartAcceleration { get; set; }
 		public NewtonMeter GearMaxTorque { get; set; }