Brawa 48547 Kesselwagen 6-achsig ZZh der DR, Ep. IV

Brawa 48547 Kesselwagen 6-achsig ZZh der DR, Ep. IV Product Details

Description

To meet the increasing needs of the armaments industry and for other wartime transports, H. Fuchs Waggonfabrik A.G. in Heidelberg, among others, produced 6-axle tank cars for transporting acids in the early 1940s. In the early 1940s, H. Fuchs Waggonfabrik A. G. in Heidelberg produced 6-axle tank cars for transporting acids. The cars had a riveted underframe, riveted bogies and were equipped with handbrakes and a a Hildebrand-Knorr freight train brake. The tank was of 10-shot welded construction and had 40mm thick insulation as well as a heating system with connections at the non-handbrake end. A transition platform with brakeman's cab was attached to the handbrake end.

With a capacity of just under 40 cubic meters, the boiler was comparatively small. However, by distributing the load over six axles, the average axle load was quite low and the cars could also be used fully loaded on lines with a lighter superstructure. The boilers could only be filled and emptied The boilers could only be filled and emptied from above, as bottom valves were not previously permitted on cars for acid transport. The vehicles, most of which were ordered by major chemical of the chemical industry had hired the Deutsche Reichsbahn as private cars, their products were transported between the various locations.

Features:

• Three-point suspension
• Individually attached axle bearing caps and spring assemblies
• Separately applied brake system
• Finely engraved bogies
• Brake shoes in wheel plane
• Individually set handle bars and steps
• Extra applied axle brake linkage