Original page created on 11/08/2014.
Roco 64001
VU 75 A4B6u and B6Dd2 coaches in C1 orange livery
Coach | UIC number | Revision |
A4B6u | 61 87 30-70 068-8 2 | 2.4.80 |
B6Dd2 | 51 87 82-70 279-0 2 | 20.3.78 |
129 / 122 g (NEM: 121 to 158 g)
The body clearing at the bogies is increased for curve inscription. But it doesn’t show too much because the body bottom is dark grey between the bogies.
No handles, but they seem to be missing on some actual coaches, as in the photo opposite.
The B6D coach has a gaping flank.
The UIC rubber joints, shown compressed, are mobile and dangle on the coach, which is not very realistic!
Finally, there is too much space between the buffers and too much clearance in the drawbars (1.2 mm in alignment).
See:
These VU 75 coaches are part of the first “Corail” 1 program, in 1975. They have the unusual feature in France of having 2nd class compartments 3-seat front. The orange C1 livery was applied to units on the Nord region to harmonize particularly with Belgian coaches on the Paris - Brussels line. This livery was rather soon (mid-1980s) replaced with the “classic” Corail livery. Weight: 39 t.
Characteristics specific to each coach:
Anonymous photo on forum.beneluxspoor.net.
Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
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Overall length | 26 400 | 303.4 | 303.0 |
Chassis length | 25 100 | 288.5 | 288.5 |
Width | 2 825 | 32.5 | 33.0 |
Height | 4 050 | 46.6 | 46.0 1 |
Pivot distance | 19 000 | 218.4 | 218.2 |
Bogie wheelbase (Y32) | 2 560 | 29.4 | 29.5 |
Wheel diameter | 890 | 10.2 | 11.0 2 |
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Appearance and respect of the scale very correct, except for the wheels (⌀ 11 instead of 10.2) and the height which is missing 0.6 mm, this will be accentuated with wheels of the correct diameter.