Brawa 46790 BCi-29 Standard Through Car, DRG, Era II

About the model: The DRG BCi-29 standard open-end car dates from Era II and features a highly detailed appearance and select details such as finely engraved rivets and a prototypical interior. In addition, the car has been prepared for the retrofitting of interior lighting. The model is 160 mm long and has been assigned the road number “36 184 Regensburg.”

About the Prototype: The development of the two-axle standard through cars of the “Austauschbauart” type is closely linked to the emergence of standardization for components in the railroad industry—a key sector of the 1920s. The Deutsche Reichsbahn Gesellschaft (DRG) had set itself the goal of having railcar components manufactured across companies according to the same specifications and conditions. The aim was to drastically reduce maintenance costs in its own workshops later on and to make components interchangeable. Against this backdrop, the DRG commissioned the Society of German Car Manufacturers (D.W.V.) to develop and deliver the desired standardized through-cars. Thanks to the interchangeable design specification, it was no longer necessary to have approximately 1,400 drawings for each individual car type. Instead, there was a basic type upon which the modified variants were based, using approximately 150 specific drawings. In several delivery batches beginning in 1928, nearly 5,500 cars of the various types—BCi-28, Ci-28, CDi-29, Pwi-28, Ci-29, BCi-29, Pwi-29, Bi-29, and Ci-30 were produced in several delivery batches for passenger service. The cars met the DRG’s expectations. As a result, many older state railway cars and miscellaneous models could be taken out of service. The cars’ ride quality, which was not particularly satisfactory for passengers, quickly earned them the well-known nickname “Donnerbüchsen” (thunderboxes). The turmoil of the war inevitably led to many European railroads subsequently having two-axle standard through-cars in their fleets as well. What they all had in common, however, was that the cars were phased out of general service toward the end of the 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s. The cars that still exist today enjoy great popularity at various museum railroads both in Germany and abroad.

Features:

• Gauge: H0
• Era: II
• Road number: 36 184 Regensburg
• Length over buffers: 160 mm
• Short-coupler kinematics
• Interior lighting can be retrofitted
• Prototype-accurate axle bearing caps
• Prototype-accurate interior
• Axle brake linkage with brake shoes at wheel level
• Separately attached brake system
• Separately attached spring assemblies
• Finely engraved rivets
• Separately attached footrests
• Metal axle holders
• DC

Specs:

• Gauge: H0
• Rail Company: DRG
• Era: II
• Type: Passenger wagon
• Color: Green
• News: 2023

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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.