1945 they were confiscated by the French occupation army and were used in France until 1949. The Deutsche Bahn put them into service again up to 1957, but with a red painted hull and a new type number (VT 04 000). Only the driver's cab, the engine compartment and the saloon are preserved, the other parts were scrapped; the existing remains are preserved in the Nuremberg Transport Museum. A set of the Series SVT 137, which had previously been refitted for DDR government use, is preserved complete at Leipzig station. See also Land speed record for railed vehicles Luxtorpeda Schienenzeppelin Class M 290.0 (Tatra 68) References External links On display at the Leipzig main station "Test Train At 100-mile clip" Popular Science, March 1933, article at bottom of page 21 contemporary illustrated description of the train High-speed trains of Germany German streamliner trains SVT 877 Rolling stock innovations Diesel multiple units of Germany Scrapped locomotives