Roco 6200076 – 5 piece set: Express train, K.W.St.E.

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.