Brawa 50523 DB Ucs 908 Dust Container Car, Era IV

Brawa 50523 DB Ucs 908 Dust Container Car, Era IV Product Details

Description

Background: The Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB), in collaboration with Waggonunion, developed a new 2-axle bulk cargo car with two vertical containers. Westwagon delivered the first ten cars to the DB in 1953 for testing. Since they were still equipped with a Hik braking system, they were designated Kd 54. In addition, like the subsequent 150 cars supplied by Talbot and Westwagon, they had a double-cradle running gear. Since this, in combination with the very specialized underframe design, led to problems, all subsequent deliveries were equipped with a single-cradle running gear. After just 50 cars, the container volume was increased to 2 × 13.5 m³. The cars proved very successful, resulting in a total of 1,232 Kd 54s being procured by 1965. For lighter bulk goods, 1,293 Kds 56 cars with 2 × 17.5 m³ containers were built in parallel. Due to the 4 m³ larger containers, these cars were correspondingly taller. To secure parked cars, some of the Kds 54/56 models were equipped with a handbrake operable from a platform. Unlike other new DB freight cars, in which the handbrake platform was bolted to the underframe, it was directly integrated into the car body here. As a result, the length over buffers (LüP) of the cars equipped in this way remained unchanged, and only the tare weight increased. Given the total number of over 2,500 cars built, the Kds 54/56 models equipped with a handbrake were relatively rare. With the introduction of the 12-digit UIC number, the Kds 54 cars were renumbered as Ucs 908. The Kds 56 cars were similarly renumbered as Ucs 909. For many years, both types formed the backbone of DB’s dry bulk freight cars. The first cars were sold in 1967, when 86 cars were disposed of. Further sales to EVA and VTG followed in later years. In the 1990s, DB AG transferred most of its cars to its subsidiary MEG. The remaining DB AG cars were primarily leased out or used, for example, for the internal transport of brake sand for locomotives. In addition to cement, the cars also transported various other powdered goods over the years. Notable examples include: stone meal, quartz sand, kieserite, gypsum, sodium sulfate, Thomas salt, sugar, salt, and aluminum hydroxide. The cars were typically permanently stationed at a single rail yard.

About the model: BRAWA presents the DB Ucs 908 dust-container car. The model is a true-to-prototype reproduction of the original from Era IV, built to a scale of 1:87. The car features a light gray paint finish, exquisite decals, additional highlights, and a road number. It is also equipped with a close-coupling mechanism compliant with the NEM standard. All other details can be found under “Features.”

Features:

• Gauge: H0
• Era IV
• Scale 1:87
• Railroad Company: DB
• Road Number: 21 80 910 5 927-7
• Length Over Buffers: 98.2 mm
• Variants without a hand brake and with a hand brake platform
• Individually attached tank lids and valves
• Brake shoes flush with the wheel face
• Individually attached access steps and footrests
• Fine printing and paint finish
• Separately attached axle brake linkage
• Separately attached brake system
• Close-coupling mechanism according to NEM standard