Brawa 50140 H0 Gedeckter Güterwagen Gs210, DB, Ep. IV

Brawa 50140 H0 Covered freight car Gs210, DB, Ep. IV

Are you looking for a covered freight car that brings the typical freight traffic of the DB in Era IV credibly to your H0 layout? The Brawa 50140 H0 Covered freight car Gs210, DB, Ep. IV takes up exactly this theme and stands for a type of car that helped shape the image of European rail freight traffic for many years. Such wagons are among the vehicles that look particularly authentic in a harmonious freight train because they were indispensable for everyday use in the wagon fleet.

An important chapter in European freight wagon history

The model for this wagon goes back to the international standardization of freight wagon construction. The International Union of Railways, the Union internationale des chemins de fer, founded its own research and development institute, the ORE, in 1949, thus creating the basis for internationally valid construction principles for freight wagons. The European railroad administrations soon developed their own vehicles on the basis of the ORE's designs and principles for a standard two-axle freight wagon. These could be used for the transportation of goods and freight within the territories of the member administrations in accordance with the basic idea of the UIC.

The Deutsche Bundesbahn made a start with the first 3,500 wagons based on the preliminary designs and was able to put the first 2,662 genuine UIC standard wagons into service as early as 1957 with the Gmm(e)hs 56. The standardized design was identified externally by the inscription RIV St UIC. Other railroad administrations such as SNCF, FS, ÖBB, NS, DSB, MAV, P.K.P., CFL and SBB took a similar approach and produced their own versions of the UIC standard wagons. As a result, the wagons were very similar in their basic design, but always showed country-specific design differences.

Characteristic wagon designs for decades

As DB itself had a great need for new wagons and at the same time there was a modernization backlog for older wagon types, it did not stop at the complete new construction of UIC-St wagons. The wagon types Gmms 44, Gmm(eh)s 60, Gmms 40 and 216 were gradually created in several conversion programs in which individual parts of older wagons were reused. These wagon types were characteristic of freight transport in Europe from the 1960s to the 1990s and, with over 100,000 units built, were included in almost every freight train. It is precisely this historical classification that makes the model particularly interesting, as it represents a type of wagon that was a familiar sight on the rails for a long time.

Coherent design for H0 gauge

The model is designed in H0 gauge and assigned to Era IV. With the DB railroad company and the road number 01 80 120 5 985-5, the car has a clearly defined design. The length over buffers of 121.6 mm ensures harmonious integration into mixed freight trains and emphasizes the harmonious overall impression in layout operation. This model is particularly convincing in train formations with several covered freight wagons.

The wagon is also finely detailed. Metal wheels, separately applied grab irons and separately applied axle bearing covers contribute to a three-dimensional and clean appearance. There are also metal axle bearings, a multi-part brake system, brake shoes at wheel level and a prototypical brake system on the car floor. These features ensure that the wagon not only makes a convincing impression in the train formation, but also on closer inspection.

The right choice for authentic freight trains

The existing close coupler kinematics and close coupler kinematics in accordance with the NEM standard emphasize the design adapted to model railway operation. This makes the Brawa 50140 H0 Covered freight car Gs210, DB, Ep. IV particularly suitable for model railroaders and collectors who would like to enrich their DB freight traffic with a car that is easy to classify historically. This model combines the history of the UIC standard wagons with a detailed realization in H0 and brings a characteristic representative of European freight traffic to your layout. Add this striking covered freight car to your wagon fleet and create a harmonious accent in your freight train.

Features:

• Gauge: H0
• Era IV
• Metal wheels
• Metal axle box
• Railroad company: DB
• Close coupler kinematics
• Multi-part brake system
• Brake shoes at wheel level
• Length over buffers: 121.6 mm
• Extra attached grab irons
• Extra axle bearing covers
• Close coupling kinematics according to NEM standard
• Prototypical brake system on the wagon floor
• Road number: 01 80 120 5 985-5

Specs:

• Gauge: H0
• Rail Company: DB
• Era: IV
• Type: Covered goods wagon
• Color: Brown
• News: 2026

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