Original page created on 10/08/2021; updated on 17/09/2023.
Exact-Train EX20783 (with bridge) et EX20784 (without bridge)
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 |
50 g (NEM: 42 to 58 g).
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.
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).
Photo Collection Roland Sermet in Ferrovissime Hors-série No. 7.
Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
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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 | |
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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.