Original page created on 19/05/2012; updated on 13/02/2023.
Brand - Reference
LS Models 40192-3
Type
A4B4 Rapide Nord
| UIC number | Revision date |
| 51 87 38-47 024-5 2 | 16.7.79 |
Weight
148 g (NEM: 103 to 134 g)
Comments
The coach is higher on one side than the other. It is due to the bosses of the 3-point suspension: the pivot should have been a little longer (0.5 mm approximately) to the dynamo side to compensate these bosses on the opposite side. Moreover, it is impossible to mount a standard tail coupling on the opposite side of the dynamo. These recurring defects concern the six Rapide Nord coaches in my possession.
LS Models gives no information on dismantling, unlike F-type sleeping coaches. See the Loco-Revue forum on this topic.
See:
- Loco-Revue Forum.
- gamos81.altervista.org for the reference list of issued Nord coach models.
Modifications
- Drawbar mangled to accept a coupling. Body raised dynamo side by 0.5 mm thick plastic spacer. Toilet evacuation put in right place.
- Steps painted with Humbrol mix “natural wood” No. 110 and “dark grey” No. 32.
- Isolated half-axles (current pickup by brass bearings). Lighting controlled by bistable reed switch. Photo.
History
Coaches made in 45 units.
These “Rapide” Nord coaches are externally characterized by the fact that the toilets are in the centre. In these composite coaches, there are two toilets, one per class.
Documents
- Loco-Revue sheet No. 74 a 41 (former series).
- Wikipedia article
- trains-europe.fr website
- LS Models instruction leaflet.
Photo J.-P. Dumont on tyrphon-trains.fr.
| Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall length | 22 350 | 256.9 | 256.5 |
| Chassis length | 21 000 | 241.4 | 241.5 |
| Width | 2 900 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
| Height | 4 000 | 46.0 | 46.1 1 |
| Pivot distance | 15 500 | 178.2 | 178.3 |
| Bogie wheelbase | 2 500 | 28.7 | 28.8 |
| Wheel diameter | 920 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
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Model very finely engraved and extremely detailed. The inner walls are decorated with different colours depending on the class. There is a double roof in which the interior ceiling lights are even planned!