DCC diesel railcar BR 186 004-8 + BR 190 820-1 DR Ep. IV

Motor and control car set

Delivered in 1937/38, these vehicles met the high demand for branch line railcars at the time and were therefore widely used.

The model is equipped with:
- Interior lighting
- LED headlights and taillights that change over with the direction of travel, red/white
- Digital version with FlexDec and function decoder in the control car

The model is completely made in Germany, the quality level is excellent, 100% final inspection.

Standard branch line railcar type CPwVT-34 – VT 135:

The two-axle standard branch line railcars VT 135 061 to 132 were developed in the mid-1930s by the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft. In 1937 and 1938, 64 units were delivered to the DRG. Further construction was not carried out in favor of four-axle railcars and the outbreak of the Second World War. Despite significant wartime losses, several railcars survived. After 1945, 32 units came to the DB, now designated as VT 70.9. Five vehicles came to the CSD. Four operational VT 135s were designated M 140 301-304. 10 pieces came to the DR in the GDR. It was used in Saxony, Mecklenburg and the Altmark. In 1970, 6 units received the new company numbers 186 004 - 007, 258 and 259. The vehicles were phased out in the mid-1970s. Railcar 186 258-0 has been preserved as a museum vehicle in depot Halle P. The model corresponds to the VT 135 062 of the DR Era III in terms of coloring and lettering. The VT 135 062 was based in the Pieschen depot of the Rbd Dresden from 1947 to 1965. From 1957 to 1964 it was used on the route from Bad Schandau to Sebnitz.

Technical specifications
Length over buffers: 12,280 mm
Engine power : 110 kW, diesel engine
Top speed: 75 km/h
Service weight: 13.4 t
Seats: 36 plus 10 folding seats

scope of delivery
The model is complete with all add-on parts. For a coupling with other vehicles, there is the option of installing the standard coupling shafts included in the packaging. To do this, either the air tank, which is only attached, or the brake hose carrier must be removed and replaced with the standard shaft, see exploded view overleaf. To remove the housing, eg to insert figures, you only have to pull out the plugged-in buffers on both sides.

Jürgen Plack subjected the VT135 to a detailed test with many more pictures. Read this on our blog .