Brawa 46791 Ci-28 Standard Through Car, DRG, Era II

Brawa 46791 Ci-28 Standard Through Car, DRG, Era II Product Details

Description

About the model: BRAWA presents this true-to-life model of the Ci-28 standard through car, DRG, belonging to Era II. This high-quality model impresses with its detailed appearance and premium features, such as a complete interior and separately attached details. Furthermore, the car has already been prepared for the retrofitting of interior lighting.

About the prototype: The development of the two-axle standard through-cars of the interchangeable design is closely linked to the emergence of standardization of 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 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: 83 818 Regensburg
• Length over buffers: 160 mm
• DC
• Metal axle supports
• Finely engraved rivets
• Separately attached steps
• Separately attached brake system
• Separately attached spring assemblies
• Interior lighting can be retrofitted
• With interior fittings
• Conversion kit for AC
• AC collector can be retrofitted
• Prototype-accurate axle bearing caps
• Prototype-accurate interior
• Axle brake linkage with brake shoes in the wheel plane