Brawa 50065 H0 Offener Güterwagen E 040, DB, Ep.IV
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Brawa 50065 H0 Offener Güterwagen E 040, DB, Ep.IV Product Details
About the Model: Brawa presents the DB E 040 open freight car in 1:87 scale. This model features numerous added details and includes metal axle supports for increased stability. The side doors, with their interior contours, contribute to the authentic appearance.
About the Prototype: To promote the renewal of the rolling stock fleets and the standardization of freight cars for European national railways, the UIC (Union Internationale de Chemins de Fer) designed two variants of an open freight car in the early 1950s. The UIC Type I and UIC Type II. With dimensions of 10.0 m in length and a 5.4 m wheelbase, the UIC Type II was very closely modeled after pre-war German designs. The entire frame and car body were constructed entirely of welded steel. Once the detailed design was complete, the Deutsche Bundesbahn began planning the renewal of its O-class fleet based on the UIC Type II at the Kaiserslautern maintenance facility. Within two years, starting in 1954, 10,589 Omm54-type cars were built in Kaiserslautern. Even though these were officially classified as conversions using salvageable parts from older cars, almost exclusively new materials were used for the cars. Only the brake components were sourced from Kkg brakes on the donor cars. In the subsequent production batches, designated as Omm55, even this practice was discontinued, and new KE brakes were installed. The DB procured another 17,300 of these starting in 1955. Thanks to numerous detailed improvements made during ongoing production and subsequent design modifications, the cars were maintained throughout their service life and were not completely phased out until 1994. In addition to the Deutsche Bundesbahn, other national railways also acquired cars for their fleets in accordance with UIC Type II specifications. For example, they were put into service by the DR Ost, SNCF, SNCB, FS, MAV, ÖBB, SBB, CSD, DSB, etc., some of which differed in details or components typical of their respective countries.
Features:
- Scale: H0
- Era IV
- Railway Company: DB
- Length over buffers: 114.90 mm
- Short-coupler kinematics
- Incorporates many design variations
- Many added details
- Wheels profiled on both sides
- Metal car floor
- Various brake system configurations
- Three-point mounting for safe operation
- Metal axle supports
- Side doors with interior profiling
Specs:
- Type: Open goods wagon
- Gauge: H0
- Rail Company: DB
- Rail Company: DB
- Era: IV
- Type: Open goods wagon
- Era: IV
- Color: Brown
- News: 2024
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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.
