Duewag GT6 VBK Karlseuhe-Moninger Bier Tram IV

Duewag GT6 VBK Karlseuhe-Moninger Bier Tram IV

1:160 scale model produced by Arnold. This model is ready-to-run straight out of the box and would make a excellent addition to any model railway collection.

Features:

• Analogue DC Model
• Best suited to Epoch IV Model Railways
• This model mainly operates in Germany
• Decorated in Private Owner company markings
• Best suited to 192mm radius curves
• Flywheel Fitted

Details

The ADtranz low floor tram was an innovative German articulated tram introduced in the 1990s as the world’s first fully low-floor tram, designed to eliminate steps throughout the passenger area for easy, level boarding. The prototype, GT6N number 3801, was developed for the Bremen tram system and unveiled on 9 February 1990 before extensive testing across Europe. It marked a major advance in accessibility, benefiting passengers with wheelchairs, strollers, or limited mobility.

ADtranz low floor trams were built in various versions to suit different track gauges and city networks. Standard-gauge models included GT6N (three-section) and GT8N (four-section), while metre-gauge systems used the GT6M designation. Their articulated design, with bogies under each module and innovative wheelset arrangements, allowed a continuous low floor throughout the vehicle — a radical departure from earlier tram designs that required raised sections over wheel-housings.

Many German cities adopted these trams in the 1990s and early 2000s, with significant fleets in Berlin, Munich, Bremen, Jena, Mainz, and Zwickau, among others; some later found second lives in cities like Norrköping in Sweden.