Description

Appropriate add-on car for the 4-part basic set of the ET 403 of the DB in IC livery.

The supplementary car for the ET 403 has a Next18 digital interface, interior lighting with a digital interface, numerous separately applied details (partly made of metal), prototypical inscriptions, as well as interior fittings, NEM coupler pockets and Scharfenberg couplers in various lengths.

The length is 16.7 cm.

Example:
The ET 403 electric multiple unit is considered the forerunner of the current ICEs. The order for construction was issued on May 24, 1970, the first unit was handed over on March 2, 1973. From the winter timetable of 1974/75, the trains were used in what was then still 1st class IC traffic and ran mainly on the Bremen-Munich route. A total of 3 4-car units were produced. After the introduction of 2nd class in IC operations, the trains could no longer be used flexibly. As of 1982, the Lufthansa Airport Express (LAX) was used as a new area of application. The trains were used from Dsseldorf via Cologne to Frankfurt, thus replacing domestic flights on these routes. The trains were successfully used as LAX until 1993. The decommissioning took place due to corrosion damage. One set is currently being processed.
The trains had a cruising speed of 200km/h and a documented top speed of 225km/h. As with the ICE3 and ICE4 today, the drive was distributed among the entire train, the composition could vary from 3 to 5 parts, and double traction was also possible. An intermediate car is designed as a half dining car.