PIKO 58863 H0 Rebuild coach 2. CL. B4yg DB IV

Rebuild coach 2. CL. B4yg DB IV
New 2026: In the mid-1950s, the Deutsche Bundesbahn faced a major challenge: The growing passenger traffic required modern passenger cars – but the existing stock was aging. The solution came from the range of refurbished carriages, in which tried and tested bases and bogies of older cars were reused and equipped with new, stable steel structures. The resulting four-axle conversion wagons (B4yg) were given completely welded bases, central entrances with double doors without a center column and, for the first time, safe door seals. Thanks to the robust design they achieved a top speed of 120 km/h - a clear progress against the three-axle predecessors. Between 1958 and 1959, 666 wagons of the type B4yg-58, supplemented by variants with 1./2. Class and luggage compartment. In total, over 1,800 cars were thus ready for the modern travel traffic. Although their withdrawal was already planned for the 1980s, many vehicles remained in operation until 1990.

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