Original page created on 17/07/2011; updated on 23/04/2024.
Brand - Reference
Makette 4601
Type
Ugps cereal hopper of 51 m3
| UIC number | Revision date |
| 23 87 913 5 042-8 P | ? |
Weight
49 g (NEM: 46 to 60 g)
Comments
Incorrect self-checking number! It seems that Makette is a specialist in this kind of error. Wheels ⌀ 10.4 mm (should be 11.5), axles 24.4 mm long between ends. Huge suspension springs, guardrails, and ladders. The width at the steps (42 mm) is more than 3.6 m real, while the UIC gauge is limited to 3.15 m! Moulding joints visible on buffer heads; on the buffer bodies, these joints were roughly ground. There is a place for a towing hook, but no coupling provided.
The NEM box has too much clearance, Roco couplings dangle and coupling is difficult.
Globally, this wagon is treated in a very rough way, and that’s too bad.
See the Loco-Revue Forum.
History
According to Pierre Barbe: this wagon has an overall length of 9.84 m and a capacity of 51 m3. It has been built by Fauvet-Girel.
Photo Régis Grannec on wagonmania.
| Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall length | 9 840 | 113.1 | 115.0 |
| Chassis length | 8 860 | 99.5 | 99.5 |
| Width | 34.1 | ||
| Height | 48.3 | ||
| Wheelbase | 6 000 | 69.0 | 68.4 |
| Wheel diameter | 1 000 | 11.5 | 10.4 |