ESU 36480 - n-car, H0, ABnrzb 704, 80 31 - 34 359-5, 1st/2nd class, DB Ep. IV, silver, peacock eye, blue stripes Airport Express, DC

ESU 36480 - n-car, H0, ABnrzb 704, 80 31 - 34 359-5, 1st/2nd class, DB Ep. IV, silver, peacock eye, blue stripes Airport Express, DC

 

Prototype information

Between 1959 and 1977, the Deutsche Bundesbahn DB purchased a total of more than 4,800 carriages in three layouts for use in local transport and to reinforce express trains: pure 2nd class, 1st and 2nd class as well as control cars with luggage and 2nd class open spaces. The carriage family was assigned the class letter "n". A prototype car already had the unpainted outer skin with a brushed peacock eye pattern that gave it the nickname "Silberlinge". Not painting the cars reduced the weight by around two tonnes. With a total weight of between 27 and 30 tonnes, for example, the second class carriages were at least 5 tonnes lighter than the pre-war express train carriages of the 1936 design. The axle generator type D62 that was initially installed limited the top speed to 120 km/h. The technically permissible 140 km/h could be driven with a different type of axle generator or by the cars powered electrically by the traction unit. In 1969, the DB purchased a total of 180 examples of the Bnrzb724 type, which can easily be converted into hospital cars in the event of a disaster. A striking difference to the previously manufactured cars is the almost vertical roof finish ("steep roof"). The first control cars had a transition option to the next car at the end of the driver's cab, which meant that the train driver sat to the right of the aisle in a drafty little room ("rabbit box"). From 1972, the DB received control cars with a modern "Karlsruhe head". In order to make local transport more attractive, from 1984 onwards the DB had several sets modernized on the inside and painted pebble gray-orange on the outside and used them with the matching 218 under the product name City-Bahn. The success of the product prompted the DB to modernize other cars from 1990 onwards with newly upholstered seats, modified luggage racks and a new exterior paintwork. A large number of different variants of the types known as re-design cars were created, which were initially painted in the then current mint turquoise light gray. From 1993 onwards, the DB received control cars with the driver's cab side, the "Wittenberger Kopf", reminiscent of the VT 628 railcar. In 2019, 60 years after the first Silberlings were put into service, the cars are still in daily use.


 

Model details

Scale H0 models of the n-car Silberling
Multi-colored interior
Separately inserted benches
Control car with separately switchable front, driver's cab, luggage compartment and passenger compartment lighting. High beam on the Wittenberg control car
Spring-loaded bellows
Free-standing grab bars
Steps at the ends of the car and at the entrances as openwork etched parts
Reproduction of the shaft wheel discs on silver cars, reproduction of the smooth disc wheels on traffic red cars
Multi-part bogies with reproduction of the block or disc brake system
Axle bearing plates and half axles for friction-free eight-point current collection
Easy retrofitting of the seating cars with ESU interior lighting
Bow coupling in a standard shaft with guide rails
Optional AC wheel set available under item no. 41200
Minimum drivable radius = 360 mm
Length over buffers = 303 mm


 

 

 

Characteristics:

Manufacturer:	ESU
Item number:	36480
number of pieces:	1 piece
EAN:	4044645364802
Product Type:	Passenger cars
track:	H0
scale:	1:87
model series:	n-car
Company number:	80 31 - 34 359-5
Railway company:	DB
country:	EN
epoch:	IV
Metal model:	partly made of metal
Wheel set replacement:	possible with ESU Art. No.: 41200
Electricity system:	DC
operation mode:	DC Analog
interface:	No
Digital decoder:	No
Length over buffer:	303mm
Minimum radius:	358mm
coupling:	Shaft NEM 362 with KK kinematics
Interior design:	equipped with interior furnishings
Interior lighting:	Model prepared for interior lighting
Weight:	170.7g
Age recommendation:	14 years and older
WEEE No.:	DE62103961
BattG registration number:	21002525