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| Brand | |
| Liliput | |
| gauge | |
| HO gauge | 16,5mm |
| power supply | |
| DC | |
| AC | |
| product type | |
| diesel train | |
| passenger coach | |
| technical & model details | |
| running number | 914 041-9 |
| interior lighting | ja |
| interior details | ja |
| Length (mm) | 301 |
| scale | 1:87 |
| Age notice | not suitable under 14 years |
| country | |
| Germany | DB |
| era (continental) | |
| era IV (1965-1990) | |
Replacement wheel sets according to NEM 340 are included for operation on AC tracks.
Prototype: In 1971, the DB had two prototypes of the 614 series developed. These diesel multiple units, which were specially designed for district and regional traffic - a further development of the 624/634 series - had a car body that was slightly tapered at the top because a so-called "track curve-dependent car body control (GSt)" was to be installed. This gave the trainset its typical shape. Since the GSt ultimately had no effect, it was omitted from the 40 series vehicles delivered between 1973 and 1977 - but the housing shape remained.
MAN manufactured the middle cars for 25 units, while the Uerdingen wagon factory manufactured the railcars, each equipped with a 330 kW or later 367 kW engine. The last 15 sets (from 1975) were then completely manufactured at MAN. Although the multiple units were designed as 3-part units (204 seats in second class and 2 x 12 seats in first class), they were designed to be capable of multiple traction and - especially in the early days - were occasionally driven in 4-part units with an additional middle car. Multiple trains, on the other hand, were a rarity; in later years there were almost none.
The first 25 units were assigned to the Nuremberg depot, from where the multiple units were used on all non-electrified routes in Franconia and the Upper Palatinate. The typical color scheme at the time was the pop blood orange/pebble gray paint. The last 15 trains - now in the ocean blue/ivory color scheme - were stationed at the Braunschweig depot, from where they were used on routes to Paderborn, Göttingen, Münster or Bielefeld, for example. You could also observe them on the Heidebahn from Buchholz via Soltau to Hanover at the end of their operational period.
Most of the vehicles were later painted in mint turquoise/light gray and in the end almost exclusively in traffic red. As part of a partial modernization, several units received a more powerful (448 kW) engine. Almost all of the vehicles that DB AG recently stationed in Nuremberg and Braunschweig were ultimately modernized again, e.g. the luggage compartment was eliminated, the windows were replaced with others and a window was added.
On February 15, 2011 - after the series had been in use for exactly 40 years - the last operational unit, which had been stationed in Nuremberg since its delivery in 1973 and even still had the "Pop" livery (614 005/006 and 914 003) , transferred to the DB Museum in Nuremberg. It is now available for special trips.
The British company Bachmann Europe Plc was founded in 1989 and acquired the brand name Liliput and the molds of the former Austrian company Liliput in 1993. A branch was opened in Altdorf near Nuremberg to serve the German and continental European market from here. All new product planning and product development for the Liliput brand is managed from Altdorf.
The focus at Bachmann/Liliput is on the two gauges H0 and H0e, the models are based on German and European models. While the molds of the former Austrian company were still used in the first few years, in the early 2000s they began to produce their own molds and models. The first steam locomotives were the class 62 locomotives with a metal body. In the years that followed, many models were to follow that contributed significantly to the current success of this brand, such as the H0 series 05, 45, 56, 71, 84 or 92 steam locomotives, the VT90, ET11 or FLIRT railcars, the E10 electric locomotives or E44 and last but not least legendary passenger cars such as the Karwendel Express, the compartment cars or the Altenberger cars.
The high quality of the products is also confirmed by awards from the trade press, for example the E44 electric locomotive was voted Model of the Year 2010 by the readers of Eisenbahnmagazin and it also received 1st place. 1st place as entry-level model at the Golden Track 2011 award ceremony, voted for by the readers of the magazines Modelleisenbahner, Eisenbahnjournal, Miba and Züge. Liliput most recently received the Golden Track 2015 for the most popular foreign locomotive for the Dosto SBB-ZVV electric double-decker multiple-unit train in H0.
