ACME 55382 H0 - EuroCity 106/107 Prague PKP/CD Car Set, Era V

Model set of the international EuroCity "Praha" train in the liveries of Polish State Railways and Czech Railways

ACME 55382 is a set of four passenger coaches in H0 scale, representing the consist of the EuroCity 106/107 "Praha" train running on the route linking Poland and the Czech Republic. The set allows this distinctive international passenger consist in Epoch VI liveries to be recreated on a layout.

The set includes a PKP 1st-class coach of type 139A, a Czech Railways (ČD) dining car and two PKP 2nd-class coaches of type 134A. The models are factory-painted and finely printed, with detailed bodywork, roofs and underframes. These are unpowered trailing coaches, ready to be added to a hauled train.

Model specifications:

• Scale: H0 (1:87)
• Catalogue number: 55382
• Manufacturer: ACME
• Set contents: 4 passenger coaches (1× PKP 1st cl. type 139A, 1× ČD dining car, 2× PKP 2nd cl. type 134A)
• Epoch: VI (from 2006)
• Operators: PKP and ČD (dining car)
• Type: unpowered trailing coaches
• Coupling: standard NEM 362 coupler pockets
• Factory-painted and printed model

Note: This is unpowered trailing stock without its own drive.

Passenger coaches have no motor or decoder and require no power of their own – they are coupled to a train hauled by a locomotive. Operation requires powered track and a control system (analogue or digital DCC) suited to the locomotive used. The coaches have standard NEM 362 coupler pockets, making it easy to form a consist with other H0 coaches.

About the EuroCity "Praha" train:

EuroCity is a category of comfortable international long-distance trains linking cities in different European countries. The EuroCity "Praha" train serves the connection between Poland and the Czech Republic, and its consist is made up of coaches belonging to the operators of both countries – Polish State Railways and Czech Railways (České dráhy).

A characteristic feature of such trains is the combination in a single consist of coaches with different liveries and different operators, including a dining car. The ACME set reproduces this variety, capturing the reality of modern cross-border passenger traffic in Epoch VI.

About the manufacturer – ACME:

ACME is an Italian manufacturer of H0 scale model railways, valued for its faithful reproduction of rolling stock operating in Central Europe, including numerous Polish State Railways vehicles and those of neighbouring countries' railways. The brand specialises in finely printed, detailed models of locomotives and coaches, a popular choice for modellers recreating the reality of Polish and Czech railways.