Accumulator mobile unit 5

Accumulator mobile unit 515 529 with control coach 815 706 of the Deutsche Bahn. ¦ Version with DB AG logo ¦ Clear view through the passenger compartment ¦ With separately attached plug-in parts ¦ 1st class compartment with six spaces in the motor coach ¦ Headlight and interior lighting switchable using DIP switch ¦ Z21 drivers cab available Operations using accumulator mobile units were introduced in Germany before the First World War. The “Wittfeld” two-part accumulator mobile unit, the accumulators of which were accommodated in the striking front projections, were used until after the Second World War. After 1945, the Deutsche Bundesbahn began to focus on this drive configuration once more. The ETA 176 made quite a name for itself as the “Limburger Zigarre” (Limburger cigar), but only eight of these units were actually built. From 1953, the ETA 150, a less expensive model with approximately the same performance characteristics, was put into service in large numbers. Until 1965, a total of 232 ETA 150 (from 1968, class 515) units were built. Furthermore, another 216 ESA 150 (later class 815) control cars were put into operation.