Product Features and Details
Road no.51 50 21-40 010-3
Model: Excellent running qualities with 3-point suspension; interior lacquered in multiple colors; equipped for interior lighting; free-standing anti-roll support on the pivot mounting; coloring in accordance with TGL, corresponding to the original; preciselyinserted sliding windows and printed window frames throughout; replica of the air heating system in the car floor; exact replica of the “Görlitz V” pivot mountings; generator attached to the pivot mounting; short coupling kinematic in accordance with NEM; rubber bulge applied separately, mounted when; assembled/1 additional piece when unassembled
By 1977, the Halberstadt RAW (Reichsbahn repair shop) had produced over 3000 fouraxle Reko cars for the DR. Their body length was due to a concession to the RAWs structural conditions. By that time, these cars were out of date for commuter and local transport, and no longer suitable for premium service. Since the railcar industry in the DDR was fully occupied with export orders, Halberstadt RAW was the only shop available for the construction of the new car. Because the facilities there had been expanded by this time, the new vehicle could now fully exploit the UIC measure of 26.4 m. There was a prototype as early as 1973, and a second followed in 1975. Both were tested extensively in daily operations. The name „Langer Halberstädter“ was coined rather quickly in common parlance, making a connection with the famous sausages produced there.
