Product Information: HO Budd Slumbercoach: CB&Q-NP: #335 Loch Arkaig In the mid 1950s, with passengers quickly switching to airline travel or the private automobile, the Budd company devised the Slumbercoach as an economical way to attract overnight passengers back to the rails. With a capacity of 40 passengers in a 24 single room plus 8 double room plan, the Slumbercoaches offered a lower cost alternative positioned between coach seating and a first class bedroom on overnight runs. A single aisle in the center of the car was flanked by the single and double rooms on each side. Features: Designed from original blueprints All models based on the as-built steam heat-equipped cars Full Rapido level of underbody detail including separate pipes and conduits Full multi-color interior detail including roomette doors Constant track-powered interior lighting (DC and DCC) Accurate GSC 41-NDO-11 trucks with disc brake detail Etched-metal end gates and sprung diaphragms Rapido’s renowned stainless-steel finish Separately applied name boards Multiple paint schemes as well as a generic painted model ready for custom liveries.
