Brawa 44728 railcar VT 60 504 der US-Army, Ep. III

Combustion railcar VT 60.5

After the railcars were taken over by the newly founded Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB), several design changes were made in the 1950s in order to make the vehicles, now designated VT60.5, fit for the coming operational period. At the Friedrichshafen depot, the engines were replaced with the 330 hp MAN engines that had already been used in small locomotives of performance group III. The upholstery of the upgraded 3rd class to 2nd class also increased passenger comfort. Many railcars also received modern DB lamps in the 1960s for better route visibility and lost the conspicuous railcar lamps of the Reichsbahn era. The uniform purple-red color scheme for DB diesel vehicles soon replaced the old DR color scheme. In contrast to its first home, the DB distributed its 31 VT60.5s to significantly more depots and from then on the Rheine, Darmstadt, Stuttgart, Kassel, Frankfurt-Griesheim, Heilbronn, Nuremberg and Friedrichshafen depots were among the main locations where they were used. Six railcars were leased to the American occupation forces until 1960. A total of 10 VS145s are documented for 1952, which were primarily used in combination with VT60.5s. In Bremen and Wuppertal, however, they were also used with VT36.5 or V36. Together with the last VT60.5, the last VS145, now designated as class 945, was also taken out of service in Rheine in 1972. The BRAWA models of the VT60.5 series are realized with high fidelity to the original and are characterized by numerous details. The transmission block is made of die-cast zinc. Drive is on two axles. The railcars are prepared for sound or, depending on the order no., already come with built-in sound.

Features:

• Brawa - US Army railcar VT 60 504, Ep. III
• Drive on two axles
• Individually attached and free-standing grab rails and steps
• Period-appropriate lighting
• Finely detailed bogies
• Finest engravings
• Driver's cab lighting
• Prepared or installed for sound
• Zinc die-cast gear block
• Interior lighting
• Close-coupling kinematics
• Multi-part interior fittings
• Prototypical corrugated wheel disks
• Clearance: 253.8 mm

Specs:

• Gauge: H0
• Rail Company: Misc.
• Era: III
• Color: Green
• Electricity System: DC
• Digital: No
• sound: No
• News: 2022
• Type: Railcar

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CAUTION: Not suitable for children under 3 years. Danger of swallowing! Age recommendation from 14 years.

Achtung! Maßstabs- und originalgetreue Kleinmodelle sowie Elektrozubehör für erwachsene Sammler. Nicht geeignet für Kinder unter 14 Jahren

Zum Betrieb des vorliegenden Produkts darf als Spannungsquelle nur ein nach VDE 0570-2-7/DIN EN 61558-2-7 gefertigter Spielzeug-Transformator verwendet werden.