Product Features and Details
Prototype: Six different Pullman cars painted and lettered by the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits et des Grands Express Européens (CIWL) as the EDELWEISS PULLMAN EXPRESS. Two type DD3 baggage cars, one type "Côte d'Azur" VPC Pullman car with a kitchen, one type "Côte d'Azur" VP Pullman car without a kitchen, one type "Étoile du Nord" VPC Pullman car with a kitchen, and one type "Étoile du Nord" VP Pullman car without a kitchen. The train runs from Amsterdam - The Hague - Rotterdam - Brussels - Luxembourg - Strasbourg - Basel - Lucerne - Zurich. They looked as they did around 1937.
Model: This is an exclusive, super fine handmade car set consisting of 6 cars. There are 2 baggage cars, 2 parlor cars with galleys and 2 parlor cars without galleys. The cars (car body and roof) are constructed of sheet brass with separately applied parts of spun cast brass. The car frames are constructed of aluminum. There are separately applied metal CIWL logos. The cars all have built-in buffer capacitors. Some cars have built-in decoders with sound functions.
Type DD3 Baggage Car 1
This car has prototypical interior details. The car floor and trucks are highly detailed. The corridor footplates can be folded. The doors can be opened. The car has close coupler guides. The interior lighting includes a factory-installed digital decoder. The lighting for corridor, entry area, and 3 baggage areas can be controlled digitally. The car has a buffer capacitor.
Côte d´Azur Parlor Car with a Galley
The car floor and trucks are highly detailed. The corridor footplates can be folded. The doors can be opened. The car has close coupler guides. There is a factory-installed digital decoder. The lighting for the entry area, ceiling lighting, galley, toilet, and corridor can be controlled digitally as well as table lamps in 1st and 2nd class. There are many sound functions for the passenger and galley area of a dining car. The interior details are super fine and prototypical.
Côte d´Azur Parlor Car without a Galley
The car floor and trucks are highly detailed. The corridor footplates can be folded. The doors can be opened. The car has close coupler guides. There is a factory-installed digital decoder for interior lighting such as the entry area, ceiling lighting, galley/pantry area, and corridor before the galley. This lighting can be controlled digitally as well as table lamps. The car has a current buffer. The interior details are super fine and prototypical.
Étoile du Nord Parlor Car with a Galley
The car floor and trucks are highly detailed. The corridor footplates can be folded. The doors can be opened. The car has close coupler guides. There is a factory-installed digital decoder for interior lighting such as the entry area, ceiling lighting, galley/pantry area, the and corridor before the galley can be controlled digitally. The table lamps can also be controlled digitally. The interior details are super fine and prototypical. There are many sound functions for a dining car.
Étoile du Nord Parlor Car without a Galley
The car floor and trucks are highly detailed. The corridor footplates can be folded. The doors can be opened. The car has close coupler guides. There is a factory-installed digital decoder for lighting such as in the entry areas, ceiling lighting in 2nd class, vestibule areas on the left and right can be controlled digitally. The table lamps can also be controlled digitally. There is a buffer capacitor. The interior details are super fine and prototypical.
Type DD3 Baggage Car 2
This car has prototypical interior details. The car floor and trucks are highly detailed. The corridor footplates can be folded. The doors can be opened. The car has close coupler guides. The interior lighting includes a factory-installed digital decoder. The lighting for corridor, entry area, 3 baggage areas, and marker lights can be controlled digitally. The car has a buffer capacitor.
The minimum radius for operation is 1,020 mm / 40-1/8". Length over the buffers approximately 424 cm / 166-7/8". (Prototype couplers for large radius curves included with the car)
Highlights:
- Completely new tooling.
- Bodies constructed of sheet brass; floors constructed of aluminum.
- Factory-installed LED interior lighting with buffer capacitors.
- Pullman cars with lighted table lights.
- Pullman cars with a galley with extensive sound functions.
- Baggage Car 2 with marker lights.
- The cars all feature different and very detailed construction.
- Interior details of the Pullman cars are prototypically designed in multiple colors.
