Set of four express train coaches and a baggage wagon for the Royal
Württemberg State Railways.
The set contains a 1st/2nd class coach, type ABBü, a 1st/2nd/3rd
class coach, type ABCCü, a 2nd/3rd class coach, type BCCü, a 3rd
class coach, type CCü, and a baggage wagon, type Gep.
■ Each model has a particularly delicate design
■ Finely detailed chassis
In the second half of the 19th century, the K.W.St.E. was
considered one of the most modern railways in Europe. At the time,
only a few European railways decided to use the American system
"Bogie Intercommunication Coaches". The culmination and, at the
same time, the end of this development was the construction of the
Württemberg express train coaches by the Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
in 1909. The coach assemblies were normalised and met rigorous
technical standards, which was characteristic of them. The coaches
were mainly used in Württemberg express trains on the lines from
Stuttgart to Zurich, Friedrichshafen to Cologne, and Stuttgart to
Nancy for a time. As through coaches, they travelled throughout
Germany and half of Europe.
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