Rivarossi HR4389 - DB, 5-piece train set "Blue Gentian" in blue livery, Ep. III

Rivarossi HR4389 - DB, 5-piece train set "Blue Gentian" in blue livery, Ep. III

 

Prototype information

From the summer timetable of 1953, the train was distinguished from the long-distance express trains by the carriages used. The set of the former Henschel-Wegmann train, which had an observation car at the end based on the US model (pulpit car), was specially refurbished for this use. Due to problems with the conversion of the train set, which originally consisted of carriages with second and third class compartments, the DB decided to convert the train to the (then) second class carriage.
The name "Blue Gentian", which the connection has borne since the summer timetable of 1952, was the result of a competition that the DB held among its passengers in 1951. In total, names were given to nine F train pairs. The name "Blue Gentian" emerged as the winner for the F 55/56. Like the edelweiss - which gave the Edelweiss Express its name - gentian is an alpine flower and medicinal plant. In Europe, around 35 species of gentian grow mainly in the Alps. Possibly because of their pure blue and bright flower color, which is rare in the plant kingdom, they were and are considered a symbol of loyalty and are mentioned in poems and songs. The route and color of the train can explain the association.

 

 

 

Characteristics:

Manufacturer:	Rivarossi
Item number:	HR4389
number of pieces:	Set of 5 person squares
EAN:	5063129027391
Product Type:	Passenger cars
track:	H0
scale:	1:87
model series:	Blue Gentian
Railway company:	DB
country:	EN
epoch:	III
Electricity system:	DC
operation mode:	DC Analog
Length over buffer:	1260mm
Minimum radius:	358mm
coupling:	Shaft NEM 362 with KK kinematics
digital coupling:	No
Interior design:	equipped with interior furnishings
Age recommendation:	14 years and older
WEEE No.:	DE47027570