Roco 7780006 - diesel railcar. M152 DR

Roco 7780006 - diesel railcar. M152 DR

Model details

Diesel railcar 174 001 with trailer of the Deutsche Reichsbahn.

Version in fictitious DR livery
Delicate replica of the spring packages
Separately attached shunting handles under the buffers
Equipped with interior lighting ex works

WHAT IF...?

At the Leipzig Spring Fair in 1982, Waggonbau Studenka from the former CSSR exhibited a railcar of the M152 series on the exhibition grounds, along with other rail vehicles. The Deutsche Reichsbahn had been looking for a successor to its BR 171/172 light railcars for some time. The DR then decided to rent this railcar for experimental purposes and to test its usability. It was to be given the series number 174.
It was not used immediately by the DR, and test runs could only begin several months later in the autumn of 1982 on branch lines in the Halle/Magdeburg area. At the request of the DR, the manufacturer in Ostrava had labelled the railcar as BR 174 001-8 in accordance with the DR's standards. It was able to keep the multi-coloured paintwork for the time being. The trailer, which was delivered a little later, was no longer multi-coloured, but painted in a simple red.
Due to a foreign trade deficit, the GDR (DR) was unable to procure any more railcars in the CSSR and so the rented test vehicles were returned in December 1983.

 

Characteristics:

Manufacturer:	Roco
Item number:	7780006
number of pieces:	1 piece
EAN:	9005033074661
Product Type:	Multiple unit
track:	TT
scale:	1:120
model series:	M152
Railway company:	DR
country:	EN
epoch:	IV
Metal model:	partly made of metal
grinder:	No
Electricity system:	DC
operation mode:	DC Analog
interface:	Next18 (NEM662)
Digital decoder:	No
engine:	5-pole motor
Motor with flywheel:	Yes
Number of driven axles:	2
Length over buffer:	232mm
Minimum radius:	286mm
coupling:	Shaft NEM 358 with KK kinematics
digital coupling:	No
Interior design:	equipped with interior furnishings
Interior lighting:	equipped with interior lighting
Headlight:	LED headlight
Sound:	No
Age recommendation:	from 14 years
WEEE No.:	DE 67942834