Eisenbahnwagen
Personenwagen B2, Nr. 421, 2. Klasse, der GB Gotthardbahn
Dating
unbekannt; Vorbild 1882Persons
Description
Zweiachsiger Personenwagen B, Nr. 421, 2. Klasse, der GB Gotthardbahn.Signature / Inscription
Signatur / Beschriftung: Beschriftung: "G.B.", "B", "II", "421"Object type
Object (three-dimensional)Geography
Territorium: Gotthard (Kanton Uri, Kanton Tessin), VorbildMaterial / Technique
Metall, Holz, Glas, TextilienDimensions
ca. 109 x 32 x 41 cmInventory number
VHS-80dLegend
Passenger train (Passenger coach B No 421)
St. Gotthard Railway GB about 1882 1:10 scala model
The hesitant start of a great railway
In its beginning, the St. Gotthard Railway, which was completed after the economic crisis in 1882, had to face financial problems. In the spirit of the private railways of that time, the first trains were composed up of small locomotives and carriages. The tender locomotive was imported from Germany. The carriages still had only two axles. It is only after the passenger traffic increased considerably that they decided to buy larger and more modern vehicles.
Technical data
Main colour
dunkelgrün (grau, gelb, schwarz)Systematics
• 2-3-axle passenger coaches
Literature
Die Eisenbahnen am Monte Ceneri. Der Ceneri-Basistunnel - 150 Jahre lang eine Zitterpartie, Autor/in: Arnet, Roland; Co-Autor/in: Finkbohner, Walter, Sign.: ETB 87