Set of four express train coaches for the IC 511 "Chiemgau" of the
Deutsche Bundesbahn.
The set contains a 1st class compartment coach, type Avümz 111 and
three 2nd class compartment coaches, type Bm 235.
With the changeover of the Intercity system for the 1979 summer
timetable with the slogan "Every hour, every class", a pair of IC
trains also started operating on the extended line between Munich
and Berchtesgaden. On the section south of Freilassing, the train
was shortened to four coaches, with the main coaches from the
centre of the train remaining in Freilassing. On the steep section
leading to the destination station Berchtesgaden, the Class 144.5
was initially the primary IC locomotive, later followed by the
Class 111 and occasionally the Class 194. The IC 511 "Chiemgau"
Cologne - Berchtesgaden is reproduced in its version from 1979 to
1982, as it ran south of Freilassing. It consisted of an
air-conditioned 1st class compartment coach (Avmz 111) and three
2nd class compartment coaches (Bm 235), all of which were equipped
with yaw dampers and therefore authorised for 200 km/h due to the
high-speed section between Augsburg and Munich. Between the IC
services to and from Cologne, the rolling stock was also used for
local trains to and from Freilassing, which sometimes included some
goods wagons, providing the opportunity for unusual train
formations. The Avmz 111 included in the set is once again a unique
item as a special treat. It was built in 1974 and served as a test
coach for a new single-channel air-conditioning system from the
Luwa company with electric auxiliary heating in the compartments.
Because problems were feared with the power supply when used in DC
networks, it was exceptionally designed as a single-voltage coach
for 1000 V, 16 2/3 Hz, which is why it also had the unusual coach
number 19-94 070 (previously 19-73 070). The Bm 235s originate from
the delivery series 1974 (with black solebar) and 1976 (with ocean
blue solebar), each still with old class numbers and
smoker/non-smoker lettering.
EDITION FREILASSING
Selected models from the former Freilassing railway depot are
reproduced under the "Edition Freilassing" label. In 1905, the
first locomotives, still steam locomotives at the time, moved into
the locomotive depot with its 20 tracks. Around 20 years later, the
electric locomotive workshop was built, followed by further
buildings in the years that followed. ROCO also has a close
relationship with the Bavarian town of Freilassing, as the first
German sales office was located here. Look forward to the models in
this unique edition!
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