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LGB DR Powered Rail Car VT 137 Ep. III
Brand: LGB
Part No: HC-L26391
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Request Stock NotificationThe LGB DR Powered Rail Car VT 137 Ep. III (part no. HC-L26391 / 26391) recreates the former NWE T3 as it appeared on the German State Railroad (DR) in Era III, designated VT 137 566. With a rich history evolving from the Nordhausen–Wernigerode line into DR service, this G scale model captures the character and capability of the diesel rail car used for route maintenance and freight duties.
Historical Background
Originally delivered to the NWE in the mid-1930s, the T3 variant featured a revised superstructure with baggage areas and a more powerful engine to handle heavier loads. After nationalisation, the DR reclassified and repainted these units into the beige-red scheme. The prototype for this model, VT 137 566, continued in active service performing both maintenance and freight tasks.
Model Highlights
- Four wheelsets driven by two powerful motors for high pulling power
- mfx/DCC decoder with many light and sound functions
- Digitally controllable interior and cab lighting
- Buffer capacitor included
Digital Features
- Factory-fitted mfx/DCC decoder
- Multiple light and sound functions available in digital operation
- Interior illumination and cab lights controllable via digital control
Specifications
- Gauge: G
- Era: III
- Type: Diesel-powered rail car
- Length over buffers: 64 cm (25-3/16″)
- Drive: Four wheelsets driven by two motors
Like its full-size counterpart, this LGB VT 137 offers ample tractive effort and can pull several cars, making it a versatile centrepiece for Era III layouts. The combination of robust drive, refined lighting, and digital capability ensures engaging operation and presence on any G scale railway.
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The NWE was very satisfied with this unit and its maximum speed of up to 60 km/h / 37 mph thus resulted in two more powered rail cars of this type being bought. These units came starting in 1935 to the NWE route network as road numbers T2 and T3. They had a somewhat different superstructure. They had baggage areas instead of a passenger area and were equipped with a 520 horsepower motor to haul heavier loads.
After the founding of the GDR in 1949, the NWE was confiscated and integrated in the newly established German State Railroad (DR). The motive power was reclassified in the numbering plan valid on the DR and it lost the original red paint scheme, since they were repainted in the paint scheme valid for diesel powered rail cars on the German State Railroad, in beige-red.
Our LGB model reproduces the former NWE T3 that continued on the DR as VT 137 566. This powered rail car was used on the DR as a route maintenance vehicle as well as a freight hauling powered rail car.
26391 German State Railroad (DR) Class VT 137 Powered Rail Car
Gauge / Design Type: G /
Era: III
Type: Diesel Locomotives
This is a model of a diesel-powered rail car. Four wheelsets are driven by two powerful motors. This means this powered rail car has very high pulling power and can, like its big prototype, pull several cars. This unit has an mfx/DCC decoder with many light and sound functions. The car has interior lighting and cab lighting which can be controlled in digital operation.
- Length over the buffers 64 cm / 25-3/16"
- Cab lighting
- Interior lighting
- Buffer capacitor included
Key Info:
- Brand: LGB
- Part No: HC-L26391
- Barcode: 4011525263913
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