HO Liliput DB "Rhinegold 1952" Express Pass Consist - 5

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HO Liliput DB “Rhinegold 1952” Express Passenger Train Consist of 5, Era III This listing is for a gorgeous consist of Liliput Rheingold cars with First, Second and Third Class coaches plus a baggage car, which places it in the time frame between 1951 and 1956, so the Liliput label of “Rheingold 1952” is accurate, placing the train in Era III. In the 1930s, German State Railways were working on improving aerodynamics, and these efforts were not devoted solely to locomotives. Express train passenger cars were also given streamlined forms to increase travel speeds and decrease coal and water consumption. By the early 1950s, innovations included extensions of the side walls of the cars over the buffers, doors that were no longer recessed into the car, and skirting that covered the tops of the bogies (trucks). This skirting gave the type of car its name: "Skirted Passenger Car". The “Rheingold” was an express train which ran between Hook of Holland and Basel via Zevenaar, Duisburg , Cologne , Mainz , Mannheim , Karlsruhe and Freiburg between 1928-39. In 1951, the train was revived with the name “Rheingold Express”, using “skirted coaches” painted blue with the lettering DEUTSCHE BUNDESBAHN on their sides. The name of the train was eventually changed to "Rheingold" again in 1954. This post-war Rheingold included 3rd class coaches until 3rd class was abolished in 1956. All of the cars in this good-looking set have interior details. All cars are equipped to draw power from the track for interior lights, however, all of these cars need some work/adjustments to improve their pickup of power from the track, to reduce flickering of the lights. All cars have NEM standard coupler pockets. The figures, building and vehicles in the photographs are not included. The specifics of each car follows: · Baggage car, with a cupola above its roof. The interior lights are functional. All details are intact and this car has a standard Liliput Loop Type coupler at one end, and no coupler on the other. · First Class coach, with a Roco Type II Close coupler at one end, and no coupler at the other. All interiors lights are functional. It is missing all 4 buffers, and one diaphragm at one end needs to be glued back in place. · First/Second Class coach, with Roco Type II Close couplers at both ends. One-half of the interiors lights are functional. It is missing all 4 buffers and a roof vent pipe is missing. · First/Second/Third Class coach, with Roco Type II Close couplers at both ends. All details are intact except one diaphragm piece is missing from the 3 rd class end and the interior lights are not functional. · Third Class coach, with a Roco Type II Close coupler on one end and not coupler on the other end. The interior light plus the red lights to mark the end of the train are functional. Two buffer pads are missing at the opposite end and a diaphragm piece is missing. These passenger cars are from the estate of a model railroader and are being sold AS-IS but, are warranted to be as described. I will be offering various American and European HO scale model railroad items every week over the next several weeks. Only Pay-Pal can be accepted and the buyer agrees to pay shipping and handling charges for USPS Priority Mail within the US . Overseas buyers agree to pay shipping & handling plus all export, import, VAT or any other taxes or fees associated with importing into your country – email for actual S&H costs. I will gladly combine items to save S&H. EPS-25 read more

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