Taems winding roof wagon Roco & Klein

Original page created on 17/09/2011.

Brand - Reference

Roco 66945

Klein Modellbahn 3432

Type

Taems 20.6 ex Taes 9

UIC number Revision date
31 87 585 3 679-7 25.6.87
31 87 585 2 097-3 12.6.90

Weight

68 g (NEM: 64 to 83 g).

Comments

I assumed that the Roco model was originally Klein Modellbahn, I have the confirmation after buying the latter brand’s model: they are strictly identical, except the bogies, some markings (wheel numbers) and some holes to the roof manoeuvering mechanism that were plugged on the Roco model.

Era IVb. On the Roco, towing hooks and brake wheels are to be mounted, and a brake block is missing.

As for its Tms 2-axle colleague, it would be interesting to have a rolled up roof for a loading scene (see in the documents below).

Modifications

Roco: buffers, wheels and brake blocks painted.

Klein: ballast glued.

History

Taes (T9) type wagon, UIC original number 31 87 585 1 000 to 9 999. I don’t know the manufacturer nor the dates of manufacture.

Documents

Taems winding roof wagon RocoTaems winding roof wagon Roco

Taems winding roof wagon KleinTaems winding roof wagon Klein

Taems wagon

Photo Peter Hickman on tosh-railways.com.

Dimension Actual 1:87 Model
Overall length 14 040 161.4 161.0
Chassis length 12 800 147.1 146.0
Width 3010 34.6 34.1
Height 3 600 41.4 40.6
Pivot distance 9 000 103.4 103.2
Bogie wheelbase 1 800 20.7 20.6
Wheel diameter 920 10.6 11.0