Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) passenger car, 2nd class, for so-called lightweight express trains (LS). Type Bylb 421. Colloquially also known as "center entry cars". Version with small marker lights at the ends near the top of the car and one-piece windows at the entries on the ends of the car. "Ocean Blue" / ivory paint scheme. The car looks as it did in 1984.
Highlights
The car has factory-installed LED interior lighting and current-conducting couplers. The interior lighting works only in conjunction with the center entry cab control car and can be turned on and off digitally with a decoder in the cab control car. There are red transparent marker light inserts on the ends of the car. The underbody is specific to the type of car. The trucks are type Minden-Deutz heavy with double brake shoes and type D 62s generators. The minimum radius for operation is 360 mm / 14-3/16". Restroom downpipes and push/pull train control lines are included as separately mounted parts for presentation in a display case. Length over the buffers 28.2 cm / 11-1/8".
