Original page created on 19/05/2012.
Brand - Reference
Jouef HJ4068
Type
A9 DEV AO U59 in C160 livery.
| UIC number | Revision date |
| 51 87 19-80 166-5 5 | 30.3.77 |
Weight
167g ; 121 g after removing the ballast (NEM: 115 to 150 g)
Comments
Bogies Y24. The door panes are not flush. Handrails not inserted. The gangways are folding, and the buffers, whose heads are too small, are on spring.
The gangways are mounted inside out: they show the non-skid surface on the outside.
See gamos81.altervista.org for the reference list of issued DEV AO coach models.
Modifications
- Drawbars shortened, Profi couplings.
- Ballast removed.
- 3-point suspension.
- Lighting with pickup by wire wrapped on axles, controlled by a latching reed switch.
- Interior fittings painted, decorated.
History
This is probably one of the U59 19-40 151 to 185 coaches renumbered when they were fitted with Y24Z bogies to bring the speed limit to 160 km/h. Note: “AO” means “Acier Ordinaire” (ordinary steel), as opposed to “Inox” (stainless steel).
Photos in Forum-Train.
Documents
- Le Train, Les archives de la DEV, volume 1
- Wikipedia article
- trains-europe.fr website
- Forum-Train website. Although called Les DEV HJ, this topic presents many photos of real coaches.
Photo eurocity64 on Forum-Train.
| Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall length | 25 094 | 288.4 | 288.0 |
| Chassis length | 24 036 | 276.3 | 275.5 |
| Width | 2 980 | 34.3 | 33.5 |
| Height | 3 940 | 45.3 | 45.5 |
| Pivot distance | 17 000 | 195.4 | 195.4 |
| Bogie wheelbase (Y24) | 2 300 | 26.4 | 26.6 |
| Wheel diameter | 920 | 10.6 | 10.2 |
Division des études des voitures of the SNCF.
AO = ordinary steel coaches,
as opposed to DEV “inox” (stainless steel).