Trix T23651 Express Train Passenger Car Set 1 for the “D 74”
DB Express Set 1, D74, IIIa
Model: 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. All cars are equipped with the new close coupling heads for lower buffer heights. Short replacement corridor connections for the train end are included. 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 103 cm / 40-1/2".
Prototype: Prototype: An express train passenger car set comprising the following four cars of different types for the “D 74” express train. 1 type PwPost4ü four-axle baggage and mail car. 1 type ABC4ü four-axle seating car 1st/2nd/3rd class (standard design 1928-30). 1 DSG type WLAB4ü(e) four-axle “Schürzen” sleeping car. 1 type BC4üwe four-axle skirted passenger car, 2nd/3rd class. 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.