Original page created on 05/02/2010.
Electrotren 1813K, 1821K et 1817K
UIC Standard II-type Gs 4.02
UIC number | Revision date |
01 87 122 3 580-1 | 15.7.70 |
01 87 122 5 757-7 | 9.11.69 |
01 87 123 3 203-3 | 11.5.71 |
67 g (NEM: 49 to 63 g).
Very detailed: all railings and brake linkages are inserted. The end steps are in photo-etched metal, and there are even rivets fixing the steps on their supports. Only the buffer handles are missing.
Marking errors: for the 1970s, the sharing code Gs 40 of ref. 1813 and 1817 should be Gs 4. For ref. 1817, the self-checking digit should be 2, not 3.
The ref. 1821 correspond to the very beginning of the UIC numbering, where the number is in a frame. Moreover, it shows its former commercial designation K4 in the inscription frame, which will become G4.
The ref. 1817 was bought four years later at the same price: it is exceptional at a time when the prices have undergone a runaway inflation, sometimes up to 50% in two years!
See the Loco-Revue Forum on the G4 (many photos).
UIC Standard II-type built between 1959 and 1968 in 19,216 units. UIC Number 01 or 21 87 121 4 000 to 123 3 999. Former registration K or Kv or Kf 276 000 to 295 999.
The most apparent differences between types G4.01 and G4.02 are:
Whether the body is in wood planks or in “Permaplex” (plywood) is not a relevant criterion.
Photo Pierre Barbe on wagonmania.
Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
---|---|---|---|
Overall length | 10 580 | 121.6 | 122.0 |
Chassis length | 9 340 | 107.4 | 107.1 |
Width | 2 800 | 32.2 | 32.0 |
Height | 4 010 | 46.1 | 46.0 |
Wheelbase | 5 700 | 65.5 | 65.8 |
Wheel diameter | 1 000 | 11.5 | 11.4 |