Original page created on 29/10/2018; updated on 02/06/2019.
Brawa 48968
Tbis 869 type B with sliding roof and walls.
UIC Number | Revision date |
21 80 058 5 009-2 | 15.8.73 |
62 g (NEM : 64 to 84 g)
The guard plates of the axle boxes are very thin. In fact, they are metallic (U-shaped parts), the axle boxes being — more or less — glued on. One has taken off. They are mounted with clearance, probably to ease the inscription in curve. The wheels, slightly browned, have a 0.8 mm flange and a diameter of 10.3 mm, which corresponds to 900 in reality. I don’t know if it’s right, but since the overall height is a bit low as well as the buffers, I have a doubt. However, as the brake blocks are close to the wheels, it will not be easy to replace them with larger ones.
Axle shaft dimensions : L = 23.3 ; ⌀ = 1.5. Rather special!
A closer look at the inscriptions of the chassis shows me the phrase “Zulässiger größter Laufkreisdurchmesser 920 mm”, which means “Maximum authorized rolling circle diameter 920 mm”. I deduce that the new wheels should be 920 mm.
A bag of parts includes dummy couplings with and without shackle, and half brake hose couplings.
A historical notice is provided, in German and English.
Wagons built from 1968 in 1,100 units for the type B. They present both a sliding roof in two parts, like the SNCF Ts 1.01 (of German origin too), and sliding walls like the French EVS wagons.
Tare 13.6 t; maximum load 26.4 t.
The roof and sliding walls are raw aluminium alloy that gets dirty by taking a grey brownish hue.
The Tbis869 type A and type B wagons are distinguished by the manoeuvring of the roof: by levers accessible on a high bridge for the first one; by cranks accessible from the ground for the last one.
Anonymous photo on dybas.de (broken link).
Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
---|---|---|---|
Overall length (?) | 14 020 | 161.1 | 161.1 |
Chassis length | 12 780 | 146.9 | 147.4 |
Width | ? | ? | 33.0 |
Height | 4 030 | 46.3 | 45.9 |
Wheelbase | 8 000 | 92.0 | 91.8 |
Wheel diameter | 920 | 10.6 | 10.3 |
This wagon did not interest me particularly initially, but it was offered at a very interesting price for Brawa.
Wagon finely engraved. The metallic aspect of the walls is well rendered; that of the sliding roof curiously less well, with more visible metallic particles. Inserted parts: railings, coupling handles, in metal. Roof steering wheels, underframe braking equipment, in plastic.
The door manoeuvring inscriptions, very fine, in German, French and Italian, are perfectly readable with a magnifying glass.