Roco 6200121 Gauge H0 Express train carriage “Rheingold” of the AKE, Era VI

Car set 2 with three express train carriages for the “Rheingold” of the AKE-Eisenbahntouristik.

Consists of a dining car, type WRmz 135.0, a 1st class open-plan car, type Apmz 121.1 and a 1st class compartment car, type Avmz 111.0, with a steep roof.

■ Dining car 88-94 306, prototype from 1969
■ Open-plan car 18-95 001, the only Apümz 121 preserved in Germany
■ Compartment car 19-94 049 from the 1967 replica series with a steep roof
■ Exact replicas of the different window foils
■ Finely detailed bogies

The beginnings of AKE railway tourism from 1988 onwards lay in the implementation of special trips with rail buses and steam locomotive trains in the Eifel. Through a cooperation with DB Historische Verkehre, the travel program was also able to grow nationwide under the motto "Holiday from the start". From 2005 onwards, the AKE therefore gradually built up its own vehicle fleet. With two exceptions, these were TEE carriages that were built between 1962 and 1974 and were also used in the TEE "Rheingold". They were given back their original paintwork in beige/purple with a black-gray apron, and the interior fittings still partly reflect the original condition, depending on the degree of modernization.
Over the years, the fleet grew to over 20 high-quality passenger carriages that make up the historic "AKE-Rheingold". This takes guests to their destination in Germany, Denmark, Austria, northern Italy and Switzerland on one- or multi-day trips in comfort and with first-class service. Fresh food is cooked in the dining cars, which is why the two WRmz135s in the train are always coupled together on the kitchen side.
In close cooperation with AKE-Eisenbahntouristik, a selection of the different vehicles from the existing fleet is being released this year as a one-off special series. The compartment cars included in the sets represent a representative cross-section of all variants of the AKE Rheingold. Differences in the paintwork and lettering, which are hardly noticeable at first glance, have been taken into account down to the smallest detail.

With the additional car 62 00 126, the train can be increased to the 13 to 14 cars that are usual for AKE trips.