Kit BK39: Düwag Grossraumwagen Beiwagen (Trailer Tramcar) 1954 - 1955

Brief History

• Between 1954 and 1955, the Düwag factory in Düsseldorf built Grossraumwagen bogie trams for many tram-systems in Germany. These were built to the same overall design and looked very similar, but with slightly different window configurations.
• The Grossraumwagen trailer trams often worked as coupled sets with a Grossraumwagen bogie motor tramcar, which is available as BEC-KITS 38 Grossraumwagen Triebwagen (Motor Tramcar).
• Some systems worked the Grossraumwagen trailer trams as coupled sets with an articulated motor tramcar, which is available as BEC-KITS 45 Düwag - Sechsachser Gelenktriebwagen (Articulated Tramcar).
• Some Grossraumwagen trailer trams were rebuilt in pairs, with Grossraumwagen motor trams, into articulated trams for further service.

Kit special features

• This kit has two unmotorised bogie trucks.
• A range of systems is covered on the transfer sheet supplied.
• The Grossraumwagen trailer trams often worked as coupled sets with commonly with a Grossraumwagen bogie motor tramcar, which is available as BEC-KITS 38 Grossraumwagen Triebwagen (Motor Tramcar).

Bibliography

• Jacobi, R. and Zeh, D. 1995. Die geschichte der Düsseldorfer Straßenbahn (Pages 161-164 etc.) EK-Verlag GmbH, Freiburg. ISBN 3-88255-401-0.
• Waller, P. 1994. The heyday of the European tram. (Pages 46, 50) Ian Allan. ISBN 0 7110 2274 7