Brawa 49628 H0 Leichtbaukesselwagen Uerdingen Z [P], DB, Ep.III 'AEG'

Brawa 49628 H0 Leichtbaukesselwagen Uerdingen Z [P], DB, Ep.III 'AEG' Product Details

Description

30m³ lightweight tank wagon of Uerdingen design: The general technical progress in lightweight construction and welding technology gave those responsible at the Reichsbahn the idea of dispensing with the actual vehicle frame when designing new tank wagons. Instead, the tractive and impact forces were to be absorbed as far as possible by the tank. By making extensive use of welding technology, it was hoped to reduce raw material requirements and manufacturing costs while at the same time obtaining more robust vehicles. For this reason, Waggonfabrik Uerdingen received an order in 1938 to develop a lightweight tank wagon with a loading volume of 30m³. As early as 1939, the three prototypes were handed over to two private freight car rental companies and the state economic research company (Wifo) for testing. After a small intermediate series in 1940, series production of the 30m³ lightweight tank wagons of Uerdingen design began in 1941. The largest customer was the Luftwaffe with around 2,200 units, followed by the Wifo and many smaller companies, so that a total of around 3,700 wagons were built. In the post-war period, the Wifo and Luftwaffe wagons were distributed to other wagon manufacturers in both German states. The wagons were primarily used by larger companies in the mineral oil industry, but also by smaller private companies as well as DB and DR themselves in the following decades. Some of the wagons also remained abroad and were used there by new owners. One wagon could still be found in internal works traffic at Haltermann in Hamburg in 2016.

Features:

• Brawa - H0 passenger car Bnrdzf 483.1, DBAG, Ep.V, DC-Analog-Basic+
• Bogie with three-point bearing
• Extra attached axle bearing covers
• Extra attached spring assemblies
• Extra attached brake system
• Finely engraved bogies
• Brake shoes at wheel level
• Extra attached axle brake linkage
• Free-standing grab irons
• Length over buffers in mm: 101.10