“Oppeln” Gklm 1.53 covered wagon Exact-Train

Original page created on 10/08/2021; updated on 17/09/2023.

Brand - Reference

Exact-Train EX20783 (with bridge) et EX20784 (without bridge)

Type

Covered wagon Gklm 1.53 “Oppeln” 1945 war capture.

UIC Number Revision date
21 87 111 8 122-0 10-9-65
21 87 111 6 323-6 26-3-66

Weight

50 g (NEM: 42 to 58 g).

Comments

Unlike the German and Dutch Exact-Train wagons, these SNCF wagons are delivered in a soft cardboard box, held in a simple thermoformed plastic shell — this is not a criticism.

Each wagon comes with a fairly extensive spare parts bag and another bag containing three barrels.

The body is finely engraved. The shunter’s and coupler’s hands are metal; the other attachments are plastic. Only the lanmp holders remain to be fitted, as they protrude outside and are very exposed. I’m not sure that they are of the correct type for French wagons. The doors are sliding, although their slides are still very thin. However, they cannot open fully.

The underframe is detailed, but not more so than in recent productions by other manufacturers. The buffers are spring-loaded, but curiously and unlike the rest, their bodies are not detailed. The infrastructure: brake equipment, guard plates, axleboxes, are not painted.

The too shiny wheels are all insulated. The flanges are a bit too high to my taste. Characteristics of the axles: see table of dimensions opposite. There are no brass bearings, but the running is good.

Both wagons are registered at the very beginning of the UIC marking (1965 and 1966) and as such, this registration should be in a frame. This is the case for one, not for the other, but this is not impossible, of course.

History

The original wagons were built in about 28,100 units by the Deutsche Reichbahn from 1938 onwards. 6,150 units were equipped with a handbrake bridge. They are characterized by their long wheelbase (6 m), which is supposed to improve their running capability. Welded construction. 1,576 wagons of this type were given to the SNCF as war damage (1945).

Main characteristics: tare 11 or 12,5 t; load 18 t; usable area: 21,2 m2.

Registration: SNCF K 437 955 to 439 349; UIC 21 87 111 6 000 to 8 799 .Gklm 1.53 (within the range).

Documents

Covered wagon Gklm Exact-TrainCovered wagon Gklm Exact-Train

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Covered wagon Gklm

Photo Collection Roland Sermet in Ferrovissime Hors-série No. 7.

Dimension Actual 1:87 Model
Overall length 1 9 100 104.6 104.4
Overall length 2 9 800 112.6 112.4
Chassis length 1 90.2
Chassis length 2 98.2
Width 33.0
Height 48.2
Wheelbase 6 000 69.0 69.0
Wheel diameter 10.3
D B U
1.1 14.2 3 24.6
  1. Without handbrake bridge.
  2. With handbrake bridge.
  3. NEM: 14.5 ± 0.1.