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The Trix 23317 is a Schnellzug-Gepäckwagen an express train baggage van of the K.W.St.E., the royal railways of the Kingdom of Württemberg, reproduced in HO scale and Era I. A type of rolling stock that recalls the years of German railways before unification under the DRG, when each state maintained its own fleet with its own livery and characteristics.
Era I rolling stock with its own identity
The K.W.St.E. is one of the most recognisable operators in German Era I model railways. A baggage van like this fits naturally at the front or rear of a period passenger consist, where the luggage van typically travelled alongside the passenger coaches to handle the transport of luggage and parcels. On a layout set in the early twentieth century, this van helps the train read as a complete, historically coherent unit.
NEM 362 coupling and short coupling kinematics
The van features NEM 362 coupling, the standard for European HO rolling stock, together with short coupling kinematics. This combination reduces the visual gap between vehicles on curves, improving the appearance of the train in motion and making integration with other rolling stock of the same scale straightforward. The system is analogue DC, with no motorisation or additional electronics.
For Era I consists on the layout or in the display cabinet
Supplied in original packaging (OVP), the Trix 23317 arrives in excellent condition whether you plan to add it to an active consist or display it alongside other K.W.St.E. or German Era I rolling stock. Within a passenger train, the baggage van adds variety of silhouette without breaking the continuity of the consist.