Original page created on 29/10/2009; updated on 02/06/2019.
Brand - Reference
LS Models 30015
Type
B-Standard Gs 3.12 with plywood panels and Murphy roof
| UIC number | Revision date |
| 21 87 128 8 718-9 | 8.1.69 |
| 21 87 128 7 505-1 | 16.3.71 |
Weight
45 g (NEM: 48 to 63 g) ; 61 g after ballasting.
Comments
The suspensions (tie rods, guard plates, axle boxes, either with plain bearings, or roller bearings) are very thin, perhaps too much: the guard plates tend to move away.
The chassis stiffeners are crooked, because they are hindered by the step supports: error of design!
Chassis “banana shaped” (crooked).
Finally, the colour tending to pink is frankly too clear.
Modifications
- Chassis straightened, ballast and hooks mounted.
- Chassis stiffeners straightened.
History
The B-Standard covered wagons were delivered in 2492 units by the American industry in 1949. UIC registration 21 87 128 7 000 to 9 549 Gs 3.12. Former registration K (v) 324 751 to 327 250. End in 1984. They are characterized by their stamped sheet two-pitched “Murphy” roof.
Quotation of Gérard Huet.
A and B-Standard covered wagons were supplied in kit by the industry of the USA, and assembled in France on arrival (e.g. the bodies were delivered in four panels — two side faces + two ends).
Documents
- Loco-Revue sheet No. 360 / 71 b 30 (former series)
- Loco-Revue No. 504 (May 88) p. 398.
- SNCF 1973 booklet Wagons à marchandises, p. 30. Characteristics.
- Loco-Revue Special Issue Real Railways No. 2 (April 1999) p. 6, photo 14.
- Ferrovissime Special Issue No. 7, p. 80 to 82.
| Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall length | 10 460 | 120.2 | 121.2 |
| Chassis length | 9 296 | 106.9 | 106.3 |
| Width | 2 641 | 30.4 | 31.0 |
| Height | 3 645 | 41.9 | 41.6 |
| Wheelbase | 5 994 | 68.9 | 68.8 |
| Wheel diameter | 915 | 10.5 | 10.8 |