Piko H0 Piko H0 52733 H0 Sound-Rail bus 798 + Control wagon 998.6 of DB

Diesel railcar BR 798 DB EP. IV without destination indicator. Because the single-engine VT 95 rail buses were not universally proven both as solo vehicles and with side cars, the DB developed the two-engine VT 98 series in 1953, especially for high-slope side sections. In order to be able to use this vehicle as universally as possible, its use with control wagon and multiple control system was intended. Equipped with regular pull and impact devices (screw couplings and spring buffers), the new diesel railcar was also able to carry individual freight carriages. From 1955, the Federal Railways took over 329 railcars, 310 control cars and 320 side cars. Their rational, cost-effective use brought them the "savior of the branch lines". Although DB AG shut down its last VT 98 in May 2000, many VT 98 have survived on private and museum trains to this day. This text is machine translated.