Original page created on 29/10/2018; updated on 02/06/2019.
Brand - Reference
Brawa 48723
Type
Special covered wagon Hbcs 2.52 origin DR (Germany).
| UIC number | Revision date |
| 21 87 212 4 103-0 | 22.8.67 |
Weight
54 g (NEM : 55 to 72 g).
Comments
The UIC number is in a framed cartridge, which indicates the very beginning of this numbering, something confirmed by the revision date.
The guard plates of the axle boxes are very thin. The wheels, burnished, are not of the right diameter; they have a 0.8 mm flange. Axle shaft dimensions : L = 23.0 ; ⌀ = 1.5. Rather special!
Apart from two half brake couplings, no parts remain to be assembled.
No instruction sheet is provided.
See Loco-Revue forum on the 2018 new Brawa models.
History
This wagon called “Dresden” was manufactured in Germany from 1914 to 1928 to 5600 units (source: TVNP website, link broken). Some, equipped with end doors, were specialized in the transport of luxury cars (source: Loco-Revue forum, Les p’tits couverts, page 32).
According to Loco-Revue Special Issue Real Railways No. 2, the 78 ex-DR wagons got back by the SNCF, No. IJ 87 840 to 600 138 (?) received a UIC number 21 87 212 3 000 to 4 112 Hbcs 2.52.
According to Ferrovissime Special Issue No. 7, there were, in January 1968, 77 wagons, formerly IJ 87 847 to 882 and 600 101 to 141. UIC number 21 87 212 3 000 to 213 2 000.
Documents
- SNCF 1973 booklet Wagons à marchandises, p. 34. Characteristics of the Hcs (H1) type.
- Loco-Revue Special Issue Real Railways No. 2 (April 1999).
- Ferrovissime Special Issue No. 7, p. 93-94.
Photo Peter Hickman on tosh-railways.com.
| Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall length (?) | 12 100 | 139.1 | 139.2 |
| Chassis length | 10 840 1 | 126.0 | 124.4 |
| Width | ? | ? | 32.8 |
| Height | 4 100 | 47.7 | 47.4 |
| Wheelbase | 7 000 | 80.5 | 80.1 |
| Wheel diameter | 1 000 | 11.5 | 11.0 |
Wagon very finely engraved (much better than Roco’s). There are many inserted parts, very fine and yet made of flexible plastic so not too fragile: handles, handrails, door locks, lamp holders, footsteps, fictitious couplings, etc. The brake equipment is also inserted. The only minor complaint we could make is that all these parts are black when they should be the same colour as the body.