Original page created on 03/12/2018; updated on 31/08/2019.
Brand - Reference
Roco 45814
Type
DB dining car WRüm132.
| UIC number | Revision Date |
| 51 80 88-80 209-6 | 20.3.70 |
| Home base: Hamburg Altona | |
Weight
196 g; 132 g after removing the ballast (NEM : 126 to 164 g).
Comments
Excellent respect of the scale except for the slightly excessive width.
Interior: floor, partitions and tables ivory, seats orange. The side walls are not painted.
The weight is excessive. The wheels are a little too large, very bright. The flanges are really big: 1.15 mm. The running, in plastic bearings, without being bad, is not excellent. The brake blocks are very far from the wheels.
See :
- Loco-Revue Forum.
- gamos81.altervista.org for the reference list of issued DB dining car models.
Modifications
- Wheels changed for burnished (condition of the photo).
- Ballast (70 g) deleted.
- Lighting powered by wires wrapped on the axles, and controlled by latching reed switch.
- Small manoeuvring steps mounted. To do this, you just have to
slightly separate the chassis from the body, allowing access to the
attachment points. See the image.
History
Coaches manufactured from 1964 to 1968 in 27 units by O & K. Ex-WR4üm-64. Speed limit: 160 or 200 km/h; length: 27.5 m. Two dining rooms with 18 and 24 seats.
According to Heinrich Hanke, on delivery, some of these coaches wore the beige / red TEE livery and the others were painted red for use on long-distance trains. However, red vehicles could also be seen in TEE trains. In fact, in La légende des TEE by Maurice Mertens, page 205, we can see the TEE 32/33 Parsifal in the 1970s with a red WRmh132.
Documents
- Description and diagram in La légende des TEE by M. Mertens and J.-P. Malaspina, p. 118 (2007 edition).
- Wikipedia article (in German).
- eurocity64.fr website.
- modellbahn.net website (in German).
- heinrich-hanke.de website (in German).
- Photos on railfaneurope.net.
- Article on reisezugwagen.eu (in German).
Anonymous photo on reisezugwagen.eu.
| Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall length | 27 500 | 316.1 | 315.5 |
| Body length | 27 200 | 312.6 | 312.7 |
| Width | 2 805 | 32.2 | 33.0 |
| Height | 4 050 | 46.6 | 46.3 1 |
| Pivot distance | 19 500 | 224.1 | 224.0 |
| Bogie wheelbase | 2 500 | 28.7 | 28.6 |
| Wheel diameter | 920 | 10.6 | 10.9 |
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Overall appearance very satisfactory. The windows are well inserted. Markings are sharp. Few parts to mount: the heating cables and two mysterious parts that look like steps, of which I found at last the location. See Modifications below.