Product Features and Details
Model Details:
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Floor in die-cast zinc
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Three dimensional reproduction of the fish beam
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frame true to the original
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Brake shoes in wheel plane
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Separately mounted axle brake rod
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Extra mounted brake system
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NEM-standard close coupling
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Finest paintwork and printing
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Delivery without load
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Insertable stakes and individually enclosed
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Separately mounted toe bearing
When the DRG [Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft] was founded, a large quantity of rail carriages according to the Prussian standards were assumed meaning that, due to the modest financial means, there was no opportunity to procure high quantities of succession models. Demand for a new 4-axle rail carriage only grew with the emergence of welding technology and the armament of the German Reich. Consequently, multiple prototypes and ranges with numerous differences were created in quick succession. In 1934, SEAG supplied the first two trial wagons. They were produced using St 52 and also had a removable wooden or steel brakeman’s cab respectively. The further deliveries up until 1939 were also produced using St 52, had three cross-members and seven stake pairs. The brakeman’s cab was removable. An amended variant was built from 1941 onwards. This now consisted of the weaker St 37 which meant that a fourth crossmember had to be included. Accordingly, there were now eight lateral stake pairs. For vehicle transports, the brakeman’s cab only had a foldable platform railing. At the request of the Wehrmacht, all of the older wagons had to be converted in this manner. The first deliveries boasted a welded box bogie but all later deliveries were equipped with the press plate bogies. In addition to the deliveries to the DR, the Wehrmacht also received wagons and used them for military purposes, e.g. in the trains of the mobile V2 ramps. In total, approximately 3,500 wagons were built by the end of the war.