1st/2nd class “Schlieren” coach, type ABp, of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB). Epoch V
■ 1st/2nd class model variant available for the first time
■ Revised frame, in particular, the access, the interior design and the plug-in parts
■ Model in “Sparlack” (simplified colouration) paintwork
The ÖBB had the Schlieren coaches delivered between 1965 and 1981 and for a long time they formed the backbone of the Austrian domestic passenger train service. They are standard Swiss coaches (type EW I) adapted to Austrian conditions. The name is derived from the Swiss town of Schlieren, the location of the wagon factory where this type of coach was build and designed. The wagons were not only used in Austria but also, for example, on the Salzburg-Rosenheim-Kufstein line, on the Lienz-Brixen-Brenner-Innsbruck corridor and in Switzerland.