n-Wagen, H0, B4nb-59, 2nd class, DB Ep. III, silver, DC

NEW FORM n-Wagen "Silberling"

Prototype
For use in local transport as well as to reinforce express trains, the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) procured a total of more than 4,800 cars in three basic designs between 1959 and 1977:

Pure 2nd class, 1st and 2nd class, as well as control cars with luggage and 2nd class large compartments.

The family of cars was assigned the classification letter "n". A prototype car already featured the unpainted exterior responsible for the nickname "Silberlinge" with a brushed peacock eye pattern. The omission of paint reduced the weight by about two tons.

With a total weight between 27 and 30 tons, for example, the second-class cars were at least 5 tons lighter than the pre-war express train cars of the 1936 design. The initially installed axle generator type D62 limited the maximum speed to 120 km/h. The technically permissible 140 km/h could be achieved with a different axle generator design or by cars powered electrically from the traction vehicle. In 1969, the DB procured a total of 180 units of the Bnrzb724 design, which could be easily converted into ambulance cars in case of emergencies.

A notable difference from the previously manufactured cars is the almost vertical roof termination ("steep roof"). The first control cars had a transition possibility at the driver's cab end to the next car, which is why the driver sat in a drafty small room ("rabbit box") on the right side of the aisle. From 1972, the DB received control cars with a modern "Karlsruhe head". To make local transport more attractive, the DB had several sets modernized internally and painted externally in pebble gray-orange starting in 1984, deploying them with a suitable 218 under the product name City-Bahn.

The success of the product prompted the DB to modernize additional cars starting in 1990 with newly upholstered seats, modified luggage racks, and a new exterior paint job. A variety of different variants of the types referred to as Re-Design cars emerged, which were initially painted in the then-current mint turquoise-light gray. From 1993, the DB received control cars with a driver's cab side reminiscent of the VT 628, known as the "Wittenberger head".

As of 2019, 60 years after the commissioning of the first Silberlinge, cars are still in daily use.

Model
• Scale H0 models of the n-Wagen Silberling
• Multicolored interior
• Separately inserted benches
• Spring-loaded bellows
• Freestanding grab poles
• Step plates at the ends of the cars and at the entrances as perforated etched parts
• Replication of the wheel disc
• Multi-part bogies with replication of the block or disc brake system
• Axle bearing plates and half axles for friction-free eight-point current collection
• Simple retrofitting of the seating cars with an ESU interior lighting
• Coupling hook in a guide-controlled standard pocket
• Optional AC wheelset available under item number 41200
• Minimum radius = 360 mm
• Length over buffers = 303 mm