Kit BK21: Niederflur trailer tram

Brief History

• This kit represents the Niederflur (low-floor) four wheel trailer cars made by Düwag and others between 1937 and 1943.
• The cars were supplied to the Rheinbahn Düsseldorf, Neuss, Bielefeld, Nuremberg and several other towns.
• They were all withdrawn from passenger service by the end of 1974.

Kit special features

• This kit has one unmotorised four wheel trailer truck.
• A range of systems is covered on the transfer sheet supplied but not all of the advertisements are included.
• The kit is suitable for being towed by kit 20 Niederflur motor car.

Bibliography

• Jacobi, R. and Zeh, D. 1995. Die geschichte der Düsseldorfer Strassenbahn (Pages 111-114 etc.) EK-Verlag GmbH, Freiburg. ISBN 3-88255-401-0.
• Nolden, Hans G. 1998. Die Düsseldorfer Straßenbahn (Pages 31, 91, 98, 100, 135, 151 etc.) Gera Mond. ISBN 3-932785-02-9.