Brawa 50075 H0 Open Freight Car Es, ÖBB, Ep.V

Brawa 50075 H0 Open Freight Car Es, ÖBB, Ep.V Product Details

Description

About the Model: The ÖBB Es open freight car in 1:87 scale from Era V is a high-quality model for your model railroad layout. With precise close-coupling mechanics and a multitude of added details, it offers a realistic depiction of historic rail transport. The side doors with interior profiling add an authentic finishing touch to the car.

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 its 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 at the Kaiserslautern maintenance facility to plan the renewal of its O-series fleet based on the UIC Type II. Within two years, starting in 1954, 10,589 Omm54-type cars were built in Kaiserslautern. Although these were officially classified as conversions using salvageable parts from older cars, almost exclusively new materials were used for the cars. Only for the brake components did they rely on Kkg brakes from the donor cars. In the subsequent production batches, designated as Omm55, this practice was discontinued, and new KE brakes were installed instead. Starting in 1955, the DB procured another 17,300 of these cars. Thanks to numerous detailed improvements made during ongoing production and subsequent design modifications, the cars were maintained throughout their lifecycle and were not completely taken out of service until 1994. In addition to the Deutsche Bundesbahn, other national railways also procured cars for their fleets according to UIC Type II specifications. For example, 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 V
• Railroad company: ÖBB
• Length over buffers: 114.90 mm
• Road number: 01 81 552 4 009-8
• Close-coupling kinematics
• Incorporation of many design variations
• Many separately applied details
• Wheels profiled on both sides
• Metal car floor
• Various brake system configurations
• Three-point mounting for safe operation
• Metal axle boxes
• Inner-profiled side doors