Express Train Passenger Car Set 2 for the “D 74”

Prototype

An express train passenger car set comprising the following three cars of different types for the “D 74” express train. 1 type ABC4üwe four-axle skirted passenger car, 1st/2nd/3rd class. 1 DSG type WR4ü(e) four-axle dining car (standard design 1928-30). 1 type C4ü four-axle seating car, 3rd class (standard design 1928-30). Train route: D 74 Hamburg Altona – Basel SBB, for the Frankfurt/Basel SBB section of the route. German Federal Railroad (DB) and German Sleeper and Dining Car Company (DSG). The cars look as they did around 1955.

Highlights

• The express train passenger car set matches the class 01.10 steam loco with new tooling and a new boiler design.
• Express train D 74 for the train route Hamburg Altona – Basel SBB, for the Frankfurt/Basel SBB section of the route.
• The express train can be extended with cars from items 42491 and 42526.
• All cars come with factory-installed LED interior lighting and buffer capacitors.
• Current-conducting close coupler heads between the individual cars.

Model

The cars have detailed construction and are full-scale in length. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16″. All cars have factory-installed interior lighting with warm white LEDs and buffer capacitors. The interior lighting works using the factory-installed current-conducting close couplers in conjunction with the type ABC4ü, express train passenger car, 1st/2nd/3rd class, from item 42491, which is fitted with a pickup shoe for current pickup. The cars must be coupled in a defined sequence for this. All cars are equipped with current-conducting close coupler heads. Replacement normal close coupler heads and short corridor connections are included for the train end. There are imprinted train route signs and running numbers. A concertina fold shows an illustration of the complete train and the prototypical arrangement of the individual cars in the train consist. Total length over buffers approximately 77 cm / 30-1/4″.

The express train passenger car set 2 goes with the class 01.10 express steam locomotive with new tooling and a new boiler design, which is available as item 39105. The set can also be extended with express train passenger cars from items 42491 and 42526 to create a prototypical D 74 express train.

A DC version of this express train passenger car set is available in the Trix H0 range as item 23623.