Brawa 49934 Güterwagen Gbs [1500] "Leuna", DR, Ep. IV

About the model: The Gbs "Leuna" boxcar is a German State Railroad model and is from Era IV. The model is 161.1 mm long (length over buffers) and has metal wheel sets for direct current (DC). All further details about the product can be found under the features.

About the prototype: Freight cars were and are always needed on the railroad. The Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) was able to provide a short-term remedy in the 1950s through conversions and modernization, but in the long term it was clear that other solutions were needed. The RAW "Einheit" Leipzig therefore designed a Glmms wagon in 1965 that essentially corresponded to the standardization features according to the UIC leaflet. The knowledge gained from a test wagon was incorporated into the series wagons produced from 1968 onwards, which were now designated Glmms 14.05 (later Gbs 1500). The body, with its distinctive corrugated side walls, was built entirely as a welded construction. The side walls are pulled down to the lower edge of the outer frame longitudinal members and the box profiles are welded to them. This made it possible to simplify the side box supports. To prevent damage to the sheet metal walls during loading, the wagons were lined with wood on the inside. The floor was made of standard pine planks and was suitable for loading with forklift trucks. Based on the Gbs 1500 design, which was built in over 17,00 units, various other variants were subsequently produced, such as heat protection wagons, express goods wagons and crew wagons. As the production capacity of the company's own factories reached its limits here, wagons were also manufactured in neighboring countries and even Spain. Due to their suitability for RIV, MC and OPW traffic, the wagons could be used relatively freely beyond the borders of the GDR and were therefore frequently seen in Bundesbahn trains even before the fall of the Berlin Wall. By the time DB AG was founded, around 7,000 cars were still in use.

Features:

• Direct current (DC)
• Track size: H0
• Era: IV
• Clearance: 161.1 mm
• Close coupler kinematics according to NEM standard
• Metal wheels
• Extra attached signal holders
• Extra axle bearing covers
• Metal axle bearing
• Multi-part brake system
• Brake shoes at wheel level
• Prototypical replica of the underbody
• Wheel sets for AC operation (NOT included in the scope of delivery: MBS138899

Specs:

• Type: Covered goods wagon
• Gauge: H0
• Rail Company: DR
• Era: IV
• Color: Grey
• News: 2023

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CAUTION: Not suitable for children under 3 years. Danger of swallowing! Age recommendation from 14 years.

Achtung! Maßstabs- und originalgetreue Kleinmodelle sowie Elektrozubehör für erwachsene Sammler. Nicht geeignet für Kinder unter 14 Jahren

Zum Betrieb des vorliegenden Produkts darf als Spannungsquelle nur ein nach VDE 0570-2-7/DIN EN 61558-2-7 gefertigter Spielzeug-Transformator verwendet werden.