N Scale German ET 403 Railcar, The Lufthansa Airport Express by Lima #163902 G This auction is for a Lima (Italian Model Maker) model #163902G German "Bullet Train", the Lufthansa Airport Express Railcar. Includes one power unit and three coaches (trailers), no box and item of manufacturer instructions. All parts are present on the model. It runs great forward and backward. A beautiful looking and operating, unique piece of German railroad history. In 1955, the new Lufthansa was born. By the 1970s, Lufthansa built a large airline network in Germany, and competed with Bundesbahn. But some domestic lines were unprofitable. To solve the problem they operated the unprofitable lines by trains instead of airplanes. Lufthansa chartered Bundesbahn’s trains and operated them as one of their flights.
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