BRAWA 46430 - H0 Rheingold express train carriage SB4ü DRG

BRAWA 46430 - H0 Rheingold express train carriage SB4ü DRG

Role model information

On their way to Switzerland and on to Italy, numerous luxury travelers from Great Britain and the Netherlands used CIWL sleeping cars through France. The DRG was very interested in “redirecting” this wealthy clientele to its routes. Therefore, in 1928 she introduced a luxury day train called the “Rheingold-Express” between Hoek van Holland / Amsterdam and Basel SBB. From 1929 onwards, the train route was extended to Lucerne and Zurich in the summer. How great the competitive pressure was can be seen from the fact that the CIWL responded to the DRG's offensive in 1928 with its own daily train via Brussels, Luxembourg, Strasbourg, the “Edelweiss”.

When designing the train The DRG was based on similar daily trains of the CIWL. Inside there were open large rooms and some half compartments, in first class even with loose armchairs. Each car had a different decor made of different precious woods or fabric-covered walls and ceilings. On the outside, the train had a special dark purple-ivory paintwork.

This resulted in 26 cars in four different versions (1st and 2nd class each with and without a kitchen), as well as three baggage cars. A train usually consisted of five cars - one car each with and without a first and second class kitchen (one kitchen served two cars) and a baggage car. Since the baggage car had to run behind the locomotive as a protective car at the time, the head-on in Mannheim created a need for another baggage car. For this purpose, the DRG repainted two Prussian and two Baden cars according to the Rheingold scheme. In the Netherlands, traction was provided by the 3700 and 3900 series. On the German side, the BR 184-5 from the Mainz depot ran for many years as far as Mannheim. From 1936, the new Deutzerfelder 01 took over the running of the Rheingold Express. On the southern section, Offenburger 183s transport the train, which were replaced by the BR 01 in 1930. From Basel, Ae 4/7 take the train to central Switzerland in summer. With the start of the war in 1939, the luxury train was discontinued without replacement.

Model details

Different designs depending on the variants
Differently designed roofs and car floors
Exact replica of the Görlitz II heavy Bogies
Complete replica of the braking system
Individually inserted table lamps
Exactly reproduced vehicle frame
Multi-part interior fittings
Short coupling kinematics
Three-point bearing in metal axle holders
Metal wheels
Precisely fitted windows
The finest details engraved with sharp contours


Digital version:
Entry lighting
Ceiling lighting
Table lighting
Digital decoder
Live coupling for central power supply

Technical details

Length over buffer: 270 mm
Interior: built-in
Interior lighting: prepared for BRAWA- Order no. 2212
Short coupling kinematics: installed
AC wheelset replacement: possible
AC wheelset: BRAWA order no. 2188
AC grinder: BRAWA order no. 2222

 

Characteristics:

Manufacturer:	BRAWA
Item number:	46430
number of pieces:	1 piece
EAN:	4012278464305
track:	H0
scale:	1:87
model series:	Passenger carriage express train carriage group 28 / Rheingold
Company number:	Cologne 10 706
Railway company:	DRG
country:	EN
epoch:	II
Wheel set replacement:	yes - possible
AC wheelset:	BRAWA order no. 2188
grinder:	BRAWA order no. 2222
Electricity system:	DC
operation mode:	DC analogue
Length over buffers:	270mm
coupling:	NEM 362 shaft with KK kinematics
Interior decoration:	equipped with interior furnishings
Interior lighting:	prepared for BRAWA order no. 2212
Age recommendation:	14 years and older
WEEE no.:	DE14862574