Original page created on 7/02/2020; updated on 13/02/2023.
Brand - Reference
Models World 40386
Type
B10 OCEM FL ex-État C10yfi 1931
| UIC Number | Revision Date |
| 51 87 20-57 250-3 5 | 11.2.72 |
| 51 87 20-57 255-2 5 | 2.2.72 |
| Management: Conflans | |
Weight
131 g (NEM: 106 to 137 g)
Comments
Mechanically, nothing to say: the bogies swivel well, the coaches run well, the drawbars have no hard point and the Profi couplings fit easily into the NEM boxes. Axles: see specifications in the dimensions table.
For once, there is an intelligent current pickup system (already used by Fleischmann and Roco) by metal bearings and insulated half-axles, the only drawback being the insulating sleeve on the axle, which increases its diameter (2.9 mm). The electrical connection between the bogie and the body is made by strips which arrive under the roof, ready to connect to a light strip.
The scale is very well respected. Quite exceptional, the height is almost the same on each end (to within 1/10) and, moreover, exact!
The part bag includes hooks, with and without shackle, pneumatic and heating hoses, electrical connection boxes (one is missing) and only one folded bellows per coach, with the corresponding holders. Too bad for people who display their models. The ventilators are different from those in the photo of the actual vehicle, but several types have been fitted to these coatches.
The luggage racks of the compartments are a little deformed and however not very thin, but so little visible… The walls are decorated with mirrors, painted grey, and pictures, painted red.
Speaking of things that are hard to see, the leaf springs of real couplings are shown under the seagull wing…
Overall, these coaches are expensive, but they don’t suffer from any criticism.
See:
- Loco-Revue forum.
- gamos81.altervista.org pour la liste des références des voitures OCEM PL/FL sorties en modèle réduit.
Modifications
Lighting strip with latching reed switch.
Photo.
History
Coaches built between 1930 and 1938 in 248 units by Entreprises Industrielles Charentaises (EIC) in Aytré and Compagnie franco-belge for the State Railways. Originally 3rd class C10yfi.
Original SNCF numbering: 18401 to 500 ; 18781 to 888 ; 19151 to 190.
UIC registration: 50 87 20-57 024-3 to 237-1 (Ouest), 50 87 20-57 238-8 to 261-0 (Sud-Est) and 50 87 20-37 001-6 to ? (Ouest) for coaches with steam heating removed.
Y2 bogies. Speed limit 140 km/h. Tare 45 to 46.5 t. Incandescent lighting.
Sources: Le Train, Archives de l’OCEM; Loco-Revue sheet.
Documents
- Loco-Revue sheet
No. 476 / 21974-73 d 40 (older series). Sheet preview.
- Encyclopédie des voitures SNCF ed. 1990, p. 92 to 99.
- Le Train, Archives de l’OCEM, p. 8 to 35.
- Wikipedia article.
- trains-europe.fr website.
- eurocity64.
- DocRail website.
- Models World instruction leaflet.
Photo M. Le Guay in Loco-Revue sheet.
| Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall length | 22 965 | 264.0 | 265.0 |
| Chassis length | 21 635 | 248.7 | 248.5 |
| Width | 2 940 | 33.8 | 34.3 |
| Height | 3 946 | 45.4 | 45.5 |
| Pivot distance | 15 045 | 172.9 | 172.5 |
| Bogie wheelbase | 2 500 | 28.7 | 28.6 |
| Wheel diameter | 920 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| D | B | U | |
| 0.55 | 14.4 1 | 23.6 | |
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Loco-Revue documentary sheets. .
Very favourable first impression. The colour seems correct to me. The engraving is very fine (rivets, towing hooks, etc.). No part remains to be assembled, apart from the electrical connection boxes under the buffer beam, which I have not succeeded in assembling; I did not insist because they are not very visible, just like the dummy coupling hooks.