BRAWA 65080 - N dining car WRg "Städteexpress" DR

BRAWA 65080 - N dining car WRg "Städteexpress" DR

Role model information

Like the DB, the DR also struggled after the Second World War with the enormous maintenance costs of the outdated wooden compartment cars. Therefore, the Deutsche Reichsbahn decided to completely renovate the base frames to a uniform length. In 1963, the first cars built according to this scheme were handed over to the DR by Raw Halberstadt. This process was soon abandoned due to the poor condition of the old, usable assemblies used. It was decided to build the cars entirely from new components; the “Görlitz V” bogie, which had recently been newly developed and had no axle holders, was used as the running gear. The chosen length of 18.7 m results from the structural conditions of the manufacturing plant. From 1963 to 1977, 3,030 “Bghwe” cars were built, which could be seen in almost every passenger train in the DR in the 1970s and 1980s. Initially, the cars were used particularly in express trains due to their contemporary comfort and also reached destinations in the Federal Republic. They were regularly seen in Nuremberg, Hamburg and the Ruhr area. When it appeared, its paintwork was green with a decorative stripe running under the windows and a black contrasting long beam. While the DR planned to convert the cars, including new windows and new interior furnishings, they were no longer in service until 1995 after the two German railways were merged due to the changed traffic conditions. Vehicles of this type can still be seen in use today at DBAG as well as at many clubs and museum railways.

Model details

Detailed replica of the “Görlitz V” bogies
Scale windows
Printed window frames
Interior furnishings painted in multiple colors
Carriage transition with separately attached rubber bead
Short coupling kinematics according to NEM standard

Technical details

Length over buffer: 116.9 mm
Interior: installed
Interior lighting: prepared
Short coupling kinematics: installed

 

Characteristics:

Manufacturer:	BRAWA
Item number:	65080
number of pieces:	1 piece
EAN:	4012278650807
track:	N
scale:	1:160
model series:	Passenger car Bghw / Reko car
Company number:	51 50 88-15 021-1
Railway company:	DR
country:	EN
epoch:	IV
Electricity system:	DC
operation mode:	DC analogue
Length over buffers:	116.9mm
coupling:	NEM 355 shaft with KK kinematics
Interior decoration:	equipped with interior furnishings
Interior lighting:	prepared
Age recommendation:	14 years and older
WEEE no.:	DE14862574