Original page created on 10/05/2017; updated on 02/06/2019.
Brand - Reference
REE VB-099-2
Type
A9 UIC 68 type in C160 livery
| UIC number | Revision date |
| 51 87 19-70 524-7 5 | 14.10.71 |
| Home base: Villeneuve | |
Weight
130 g (NEM: 113 to 146 g)
As discussed on the B5D coach page, the metallic grey strip is too low. Just compare to the photo of the original coach (see especially the location of the door handle and the level of the electric heating cable housing).
The wheels have 0.8 mm flanges. It will be difficult to disassemble the axles (for the current pickup), because they are surrounded by the brake linkage (very detailed).
There are on one side of the chassis two bosses meant to ensure a 2-point suspension (the third point being the ball of the opposite side bogie), but these bosses don’t lean on the bogie! They should be thicker by an average of 0.15 mm. And, on the other hand, there is very little clearance in rolling to the ball side: the secondary suspension spring heads quickly come into stop on the chassis beams.
The gangways, very thin and in metal, don’t stand vertical. Must be glued if you don’t want to lose one!
See:
- Loco-Revue Forum.
- gamos81.altervista.org for the reference list of issued UIC coach models.
Modifications
- 3-point sitting restored by interposition of 0.3 mm shims glued on the bogie frame, bosses side.
- Lighting with LEDs controlled by latching reed switch.
History
Coaches built according to the UIC specifications (Y type), 24.5 m long, delivered from 1967 to 1969 by CIMT Lorraine, for a total of 184 units. UIC numbers 87 19-70 441-x to 520-x for the UIC 68 type (88 units).
Documents
- Loco-Revue sheet
No. 498 / 74 b 42 (former series). Sheet preview.
- Loco-Revue sheet No. 518 / 31975-74 d 44 (former series) of UIC 67 type.
- Wikipedia article.
- trains-europe.fr website.
Photo B. Bayle / SNCF.
| Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall length | 24 500 | 281.6 | 282.5 |
| Chassis length | 23 200 | 266.7 | 266.5 |
| Width | 2 880 | 33.1 | 33.4 |
| Height | 4 050 | 46.6 | 46.2 1 |
| Pivot distance | 17 200 | 197.7 | 197.3 |
| Bogie wheelbase | 2 300 | 26.4 | 26.5 |
| Wheel diameter | 920 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
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| List of the UIC A9 (after eurocity64.fr) | |||||
| Type | UIC No. | Num. | Bogies | Deliv. | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UIC 62 | 51 87 19-70 301 to 330 | 30 | Y24 | 1965 | — |
| UIC 65 | 51 87 19-90 334 to 352 | 19 | Y24 | 1967 | Capitole |
| UIC 65 | 51 87 19-70 353 to 355 | 03 | Y24 | 1967 | — |
| UIC 66 | 51 87 19-70 356 to 374 | 19 | Y24 | 1966 | — |
| UIC 65 | 51 87 20-70 661 to 690 | 30 | Y24 | 1967 | — |
| UIC 67 | 51 87 19-90 375 to 378 | 04 | Y24 | 1968 | Capitole |
| UIC 67 | 51 87 19-70 379 to 400 | 22 | Y28 | 1968 | Red |
| UIC 68 | 51 87 19-70 441 à 528 | 88 | Y24 | 1970 | Red |
Document available as a PDF.
If you are interested, please let me know by e-mail,
specifying the title of the document-s.
For conditions, see page
Loco-Revue documentary sheets. .
Very correct appearance, many details: towing hooks, small handles near doors, mounted electric heating cables, etc. The junction between body and roof is oore discreet than on the first series. Obviously, more care has been taken in mounting. Other clues: there is no longer a bogie damper loose nor a missing handle.