Vista Dome Car.
| Article No. | 15785 |
|---|---|
| Gauge | Minitrix |
| Era | III |
| Kind | Passenger Cars |
Product description
Modell: Era III. The car comes with a close coupler mechanism. Original DB "Rheingold" version. Length over the buffers 165 mm / 6-1/2".
Publications
Additional cars and locomotives to go with this car can be found under the following item numbers: 12443 class E 10 electric locomotive 15786 Type Av4üm-62 compartment car 15787 Type WR4üm-62 dining car 15788 Type Ap4üm-62 open seating car 15789 Type Av4üm-62 compartment car
Publications
- Main Catalog 2006 - New Items 2006 - Main Catalog 2007/2008 - Main Catalog 2008/2009Prototype information
In 1962 the German Federal Railroad placed new cars into service for its important long distance passenger service. These cars were planned to revolutionize passenger train travel. These cars offered a new standard in comfort that had not been achieved since the reform of the class levels in German passenger cars. Only the best was good enough. A bar, a train secretary as well as (almost unheard of at that time) telephone booths on board enabled comfortable travel, above all for business people. The characteristic shapes of the vista dome car and dining car underscored even more the extravagance of these new trains. The German Federal Railroad's awareness manifested itself particularly in the "Rheingold" logo lettering applied to the vista dome car. This logo had been a synonym for deluxe travel since the 1920s. A new star in the railroad heavens now left its stamp on the look of railroad operations in the Rhine Valley.