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| Company type | Kommanditgesellschaft |
|---|---|
| Industry | Tourism |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Defunct | 1989 |
| Fate | Bankrupt |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Helmut Th. K. Rall |
The Internationale Apfelpfeil Organisation, short IAO, with the full name IAO Internationale Apfelfahrten Organisation Helmut Th.K.Rall International Arrangements Organization GmbH & Co. KG [1] better known as Apfelpfeil, was a german tourism company and had its headquarters in Freudenstadt-Grüntal, offering reader trips (organized trips or tours offered by a publication) from 1973 to 1980.
Originally aimed exclusively at rail travel "Apfelpfeil" (literally "Apple Arrow"), the operating area was soon expanded to include cruises and the Apfelpfeil was used as a shuttle serving the ships. There were branches in Ratingen, Laatzen, Frankfurt am Main and Munich. [1]
History
Models
The colorful cars of the Apfelpfeil were very popular with model train manufacturers. There was a passenger-carriage set made by Märklin with three party-carriages and one observation-carriage on the Z scale. Arnold and Minitrix both produced a compartment and observation-carriage in the N scale. There were different models produced by A.C.M.E., ADE, Lima, Märklin, and Railtop for the H0 scale. Tillig produced a couchette-carriage set and the observation-carriage in company colors, as well as a couchette-carriage in chrome oxide green (special series for model railway dealers) for the TT scale.
Literature
- Friedrich J. Ortwein, "Seereisejahre." Self-published, Cologne 2009; pages 36 and following, ".