Gahss (G0.16) covered wagon LS Models

Original page created on 10/07/2011; updated on 29/04/2022.

Brand - Reference

Type

Gahss 0.16 “Sernam”

UIC number	Revision date
31 87 194 3 544-4	26.2.75

Weight

70 g. After ballasting: 93 g. (NEM: 77 to 100 g)

Comments

⌀ 10.6 mm wheels , should be ⌀ 9.65 for real 840 diameter (Y31B bogies). One (metallic) step is missing, promised by the dealer Hobby-trains, never delivered. One wonders why a wagon specialized in vegetables (h) is assigned to Sernam (parcel service).

Modifications

⌀ 9.6 mm Luck wheels mounted. 0.5 mm thick spacers between bogie and chassis to compensate for the smaller wheel diameter.

History

G0.16 type wagon built in 1969, registered in the series 194 3 000 to 194 4 681, i.e. 1682 wagons. The photo is of a Gass (G9.16 of 1968), having identical dimensions.

Documents

Loco-Revue sheet No. 579 / 101976 - 76 b 50 of the G9.16. Sheet preview.
Photos of the Gahkkss 10.6 ex-Gahss 0.16 No. 31 87 193 1 798-0 by Sébastien Vincent.
SNCF 1973 booklet Wagons à marchandises, p. 32. Characteristics.
Summary of Gaxx wagons on Loco-Revue Forum by Ferrovia.

Gahss covered wagon LS Models

Gahss covered wagon

Photo Demoy.

Dimension	Actual	1:87	Model
Overall length	16 790	193.0	193.5
Chassis length	15 550	178.5
Width	2 700	31.0	31.1
Height	4 270	49.1	48.9 ¹
Pivot distance	11 750	135.1	134.7
Bogie wheelbase Y31B	1 800	20.7	20.7
Wheel diameter	840	9.7	10.6 ²
After raising, with new axles. Before changing.

Type	UIC No.	Litteral	Number	Bogies	Year
Detail of series (from Loco Revue Forum)
G9.16	31 87 194 0 000 to 0 800	Gass	801	Y31B	1968
G0.16	31 87 194 3 000 to 4 681	Gahss	1 682	Y31B	1969
G1.16	31 87 194 5 000 to 5 249	Gahss	250	Y31B	1971