DB Type Av4üm-62 "Rheingold 1

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Av4üm-62 compartment car. 1st class. Special design for long-distance service, version with rounded roof ends. Paint scheme for the Rheingold of 1962.
Model: This express train passenger car looks as it did around 1962. The roof shapes, side walls, underbodies, and skirting are specific to the type of car. The trucks are Minden-Deutz designs with brake shoes and magnet rail brakes and separately applied generators. The car roof can be removed from the car. The car has a detailed interior and built-in interior lighting. The car has guide mechanisms for the couplers in order to provide close-coupled car spacing. Reproduction prototype couplers can be installed on the cars. The minimum radius for operation is 1,020 mm / 40-3/16. Length over the buffers 75 cm / 29-1/2.

The cars from the 58059 set are now being offered individually in response to many customer requests.

The class E 10.12 electric locomotive, item number 55010, goes ideally with this Rheingold car. Other Rheingold cars can be found under item numbers 58086, 58087, 58088, 58096, and 58097.