Rivarossi HR4374 - "Italy-Holland Express", 4-piece set of passenger coaches, consisting of 1 x NS WLABm MU, in TEN livery, 1 x DB Bcm 243, in blue/beige livery, 1 x FS 2nd class UIC-X, in red/grey livery and 1 x FS couchette car UIC-X '68, in red/grey li

Rivarossi HR4374 - "Italy-Holland Express", 4-piece set of passenger coaches, consisting of 1 x NS WLABm MU, in TEN livery, 1 x DB Bcm 243, in blue/beige livery, 1 x FS 2nd class UIC-X, in red/grey livery and 1 x FS couchette car UIC-X '68, in red/grey livery, Ep. V

 

Prototype information

As part of the large network of international express trains operating in Europe since the 1950s, the so-called "Italy-Holland Express" or "Holland-Italy Express" (whether running south-north or north-south), connecting Rome with Amsterdam, has always played a prominent role. It crosses not only Italy and Holland, but also Switzerland via Chiasso/Gotthard and Germany along the Rhine valley, with stops in major cities such as Milan, Basel, Bonn, Cologne and Utrecht, to name but a few. As always in such cases, the composition varied considerably along the route, as there were not only sections to Amsterdam, but also those restricted to Switzerland or Germany (e.g. to Basel, Dortmund, Frankfurt or Emmerich, depending on the period) or originating from Switzerland or Germany; at certain times of the year (summer or during holidays) the train ran in Italy from tourist resorts such as Ventimiglia (for the Ligurian Riviera) or Rimini (for the Romagna Riviera), while in the early 1990s it was restricted to Milan instead of Rome.
Due to the great distance, this train has always had, in addition to the normal day and baggage carriages, sleeping and couchette cars in its composition, generally in the hands of FS, DB and NS, but occasionally sleeping cars of the SNCF or SBB have also been seen in its composition.

 

Technical details

Bcm243 DB / UIC-X 1968 FS coach
New stamps for cash, glass, interior, undercash and separate details. Differences between DB, FS and underseries versions, various correctly reproduced. Detailed reproduction of the new underbody, roof and door appliances, differentiated according to body type and underbody. Internally recovered, with open cuff and photo-incision scale. New hinged doors, differentiated according to the bottom (fixed or removable). Carrelli MD36, MDfd or 24au based on the car series.

UIC-X FS car
UIC-X car of 2nd class FS from 1975, 1979 or 1982, delivered in polished red or slate gray based on the reproduced version, in unedited numbers and variants. New pre-drilled holes on the sliding doors. New reproduction of the disc brakes on the carriages.

MU carriage
MU type 1973 carriage with disc brakes, delivered TEN with blue roof, carried by the Olandesi Railway (NS), version also produced by Rivarossi. New reproduction of disc brakes on cars.

For all cars
Cinematism of short braking to standard NEM 362. Responses and tubes of removable intercoms, specific damage targets in photo-incision provided in bustina, after the 1993-1994 Winter Hour.

 

 

 

Characteristics:

Manufacturer:	Rivarossi
Item number:	HR4374
number of pieces:	Set of 4 passenger cars
EAN:	5063129018443
Product Type:	Passenger cars
track:	H0
scale:	1:87
model series:	Italy-Holland Express
Railway company:	FS / DB / NS
country:	EU
epoch:	V
Wheel set replacement:	possible
AC wheelset:	HC6102
Electricity system:	DC
operation mode:	DC Analog
Length over buffer:	1212mm
Minimum radius:	358mm
coupling:	Shaft NEM 362 with KK kinematics
digital coupling:	No
Interior design:	equipped with interior furnishings
Spring buffer:	available
Age recommendation:	14 years and older
WEEE No.:	DE47027570