Product Features and Details
ACME AC50999 – CIWL Breda Restaurant Car
The ACME AC50999 is a beautifully detailed HO scale (1:87) model of the classic CIWL Breda restaurant car, finished in the elegant blue livery with yellow stripes as operated on international express trains during Era IV.
Features
- HO Scale (1:87)
- DC 2-rail
- Era IV
- CIWL (Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits)
- Blue livery with yellow stripes
- Finely detailed body with separately applied parts
- Detailed underframe equipment
- Factory-installed, fully decorated interior
- Flush-fitting windows
- NEM coupler pockets with close-coupling mechanism
- Excellent paint and lettering fidelity
Prototype
Built by Breda, these restaurant cars were operated by CIWL, the legendary international sleeping and dining car company. They provided full dining service on many of Europe's most prestigious international express trains and were assigned to services throughout Italy and neighboring countries during the 1960s through the 1980s. Their distinctive blue and yellow color scheme made them an iconic part of many premier European train consists.
