Roco 7700013 H0 diesel rail car 174 001-8 with side car of DR
Diesel railcar 174 001 with side coaches of the German State Railways.At the Leipzig Spring Fair in 1982, the wagon construction Studenka from the then-CSSR exhibited, in addition to other rail vehicles, an M152 series rail car at the exhibition grounds. For some time now, the German State Railways has been looking for a successor to its series 171/172 light railcars. As a result, the DR decided to rent this rail car for testing purposes and to test it for its usability. It should be given serial number 174.There was no immediate deployment at the DR, only several months later the test drives in the Halle/Magdeburg area could start on branch lines in autumn 1982. At the request of the DR, the manufacturer in Ostrava had labeled the rail car as BR 174 001-8 in accordance with the standards of the German Federal Railways. The multi-colored paint was initially retained. The side car which was delivered a little later was then no longer multi-colored, but only painted in a simple red.Due to a deficit in foreign trade, the GDR (DR) was unable to obtain any further engines in the CSSR, and the leased test vehicles were returned in December 1983.This text is machine translated.