Gauge H0 - Article No. 43108

"Ruhr Express Service" Commuter Car Set.

Prototype: 3 different German State Railroad Company (DRG) compartment cars. 2 type C4i-33e cars, 3rd class. 1 type BC4i-33f car, 2nd and 3rd class.

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"Ruhr Express Service" Commuter Car Set.
"Ruhr Express Service" Commuter Car Set.

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Article No. 43108
Gauge / Design type H0 / 1:87
Era II
Kind Passenger Car Sets
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  • Product description

    Model: The cars have detailed construction with numerous separately applied handrails and ladders. 2-color paint scheme for the car bodies. Imprinted train destination signs. The cars are ready for installation of 7319 current-conducting couplings or 72020 current-conducting couplers. Total length over the buffers 76.9 cm / 30-1/4".
    DC wheel set 12 x 70 0580.

    Models not available separately.

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  • Publications

    - New items brochure 2003 - Product programme 2003/2004 - Product programme 2005 - Product programme 2006
  • Prototype information

    The increase in the population in the Ruhr and Saal areas led to a demand for fast connections between cities as early as the provincial railroad period. Different studies were commissioned and carried out. The actual breakthrough did not occur until 1932 when the "Ruhr Express Service" was placed into service with a total of 32 trains between Essen and Dortmund. The train routes were continuously expanded and extended to Cologne, Mönchengladbach and Wuppertal-Vohwinkel. In addition to different powered rail cars, the 4-axle "English design" compartment cars turned out particularly well in this service. The attractive paint scheme became a trademark symbol for this regularly scheduled express passenger service. The dense sequence of stations, most of them only a 30 to 60 second stop, demanded locomotives that could accelerate quickly. The class 78 met this equirement as if it were child"s play. The additional sign mounted on the smoke box was another indication of the special use for these units.

Warning

ATTENTION: not for children under 3 years