Gauge Trix H0 - Article No. 23354

"Langenschwalbach" Passenger Car Set.

Langenschwalbach design cars with trucks, 3rd production run: type CC4itr Pr14, 3rd and 4th class with a baggage compartment, and type C4itr Pr14, 4th class with a baggage compartment. Era 1, Royal Prussian Railroad Administration (KPEV).

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"Langenschwalbach" Passenger Car Set.
"Langenschwalbach" Passenger Car Set.

Most Important Facts

Article No. 23354
Gauge / Design type Trix H0 /
Era I
Kind Freight Car Sets
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Highlights

  • Finely detailed Era I version. Built-in interior details.
  • Product description

    2 different "Langenschwalbach" passenger cars with trucks. The first car (3rd and 4th class) comes with an open end platform and an enclosed vestibule. The second car (4th class) comes with two open end platforms. The roofs on both cars have clerestories, the trucks are specific to this type of car, and the cars come with older design buffers, grab irons and walkover plates. The cars have built-in interior details. Car set length 299 mm / 11-3/4".

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    One-time series in 2006 for the Trix Exclusiv program.

  • Publications

    - Trix Exclusive 02/2006
  • Prototype information

    Comfort on Sharp Curves - In 1889, a rail line was built to the elegant spa of Langenschwalbach, now known as Bad Schwalbach. The line ran to Wiesbaden and had grades of about 3.3% as well as curves with a minimum radius of 200 meters / 656 feet 2 inches. The Prussian State Railroad had a new type of passenger car built especially for the many curves on this right-of-way. Although commuter cars at that time almost always had two or three rigid axles, the Langenschwalbach cars were equipped with 2-axle trucks, initially with a short wheelbase of 1,650 mm / 65" and a small wheel diameter of 740 mm / 29-1/8". However, it was soon apparent that a wheelbase of 2,000 mm / 78-3/4" and the usual wheel diameter of 960 mm / 37-3/4" did not negatively affect the riding comfort of the cars. The bodies for the cars demonstrated the first elements of lightweight construction. The designers used the exterior sheet metal for the walls as a load-bearing element. Tubular shapes served as cross girders for the car bodies. This design became known as the Langenschwlbach car, and it proved so effective that it was built for almost 35 from 1892 on with no changes. Initially, only 1st to 3rd class seating was offered. From 1907 on, the various state railways also placed 4th class cars of this type into service. Combination mail and baggage cars came later. As the cars were quite popular with the public, they were soon in service outside of their home district. The German Federal Railroad retired these cars in the 1950s. Numerous cars found new work in maintenance train service.

Warning

ATTENTION: not for children under 3 years