Marklin 48771 - Beer Car Set
Prototype: 3 different privately owned beer cars painted and lettered for these Kulmbach breweries: "Reichelbräu Kulmbach", "Kulmbacher Mönchshof-Bräu", and "Sandlerbräu Kulmbach". All of the cars were used on the German Federal Railroad (DB).
Model: The ends of the cars are different from each other. 2 cars have high-mounted brakeman's stands; the brakeman's stand has been removed on 1 car. The cars have NEM coupler pockets with close coupler guide mechanisms. Total length over the buffers 30.3 cm / 11-15/16". DC wheel set 6 x 700580.
Highlights:
- Tooling change: first time for high-mounted brakeman's stands on these cars.
One-time series.