Brawa 51015 H0 Telescopic Covered Freight Car, Shimms, SBB, Era V

Brawa 51015 H0 Telescopic Covered Freight Car, Shimms, SBB, Era V Product Details

Description

Brawa 51015 – H0 Shimms Telescopic Covered Freight Car, SBB, Era V

With the Brawa 51015 Shimms, Brawa presents a highly detailed telescopic-hooded freight car from the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in 1:87 scale. This model represents modern freight logistics of Era V and is an indispensable part of international freight train operations. The Shimms car was specially designed for transporting moisture-sensitive steel coils and stands out thanks to its distinctive design featuring three hoods that slide into one another.

High-quality model with authentic details

The model impresses with its precise reproduction, numerous separately applied details, and prototypical decals and color scheme. Although the hoods on the model cannot be slid, their technical design has been faithfully reproduced. Variants with different bogies, parking brake and hand brake configurations, as well as variant-specific nameplates, round out the prototypical appearance.

Technical design for stable layout operation

The well-designed three-point suspension, combined with close-coupling kinematics, ensures optimal running performance. With a length over buffers of 138.40 mm, the model is ideally suited for all standard H0 layouts. The road number 31 81 466 9 011-6 corresponds to the SBB prototype and fits seamlessly into international train formations.

A European specialty car with a rich history

This car type is based on the Shis 708—later known as the Shimmns 708—which was developed in the 1970s for transporting steel coils. The Deutsche Bundesbahn ordered over 2,500 units, and thanks to additional orders from European railroads such as the SBB as well as leasing companies, the use of this car type grew significantly. Even today, many of these cars are still in service in their original condition with private operators.

International Freight Transport in Model Form – SBB in Era V

The Brawa 51015 Shimms stands for reliable, prototypical model engineering and brings a piece of international railway history to your H0 layout. A must-have for anyone who wants to equip their freight train operations with high-quality models—functional, realistic, and technically sophisticated.

Features:

• Gauge: H0
• Era V
• Railroad: SBB
• Close-coupling mechanism
• Length over buffers: 138.40 mm
• Many separately applied details
• Road number: 31 81 466 9 011-6
• Cowls on the model are not sliding
• Three-point suspension for safe operation
• Variants with parking brake and hand brake
• Many design differences taken into account
• Various bogies of several types
• Arrangement of identification plates specific to each variant