Most Important Facts
Article No. | 00727 |
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Gauge / Design type | H0 / 1:87 |
Era | III |
Kind | Freight Car Sets |
Prototype: 12 four-axle standard design tank cars, used on the German Federal Railroad (DB). Older design with pressed metal trucks and brakeman's platforms. Privately owned cars for VTG Vereinigte Tanklager und Transportmittel GmbH / United Tank Farm and Transport Service, Inc., Hamburg, Germany, the Eisenbahn-Verkehrsmittel-AG / Railroad Transportation Service, Inc., Düsseldorf (Eva), Germany, and the BP Benzin und Petroleum AG / BP Gasoline and Petroleum, Inc., Hamburg, Germany. The cars look as they did at the start of the Sixties.
Model: The cars have special smooth running trucks. They also have separately applied ladders and catwalks. Some of the cars have separately applied tank signs. All of the cars have different car numbers and are individually packaged and labelled. All of the cars have different weathering. Length over the buffers per car 14.2 cm / 5-5/8".
DC wheelset per car E32376004.
Highlights
- 12 different "Standard Design Tank Cars".
- Authentic weathering included.
- Cars can be sold individually from the display.
- Ideal for unit trains.