Original page created on 20/10/2019; updated on 27/03/2023.
Brand - Reference
Roco 76178
Type
Tds 6.02
| UIC number | Revision date |
| 21 87 573 0 428-0 | 13.3.78 |
| 21 87 573 0 419-9 | 7.3.78 |
| 21 87 573 0 407-4 | 1.4.78 |
Weight
57 g (NEM: 45 to 58 g)
Comments
Made in Vietnam. Correct appearance. Parts are to be mounted: railings, chutes. The roof is opening. There is a sort of black loading inside, with a large round hole in the middle, which will have to be hidden.
As for Eds, the wheels rub on the bridges supporting brake blocks and impede running.
See the Loco-Revue Forum.
Modifications
- Chutes and railings mounted. These are a little easier to set up than on the Eds. Question of experience maybe.
- Running improved by removing the arch that connects the brake blocks, on which the wheels rubbed. I was even able to fit Piko ⌀ 11.5 wheels on the Roco axles.
History
These wagons seem to have been built in France by ANF Frangeco and Arbel from 1971 for the GDR, later re-registered in France. But were they French in 1978? We can doubt it. French wagons almost always have a semi-trapezoidal opening in the hopper central support (as on the Eds Roco).
Repartition code: T6. UIC number between 21 87 573 0 000 and 6 999. Tare 12 t; loading volume: 38 m3; C load 26,5 t; C load in ‘s’ regime (100 km/h): 23 t.
Documents
- SNCF 1973 leaflet Wagons à marchandises, page 54.
- Photos of Anton Kendall’s tosh-railways.com website.
- Loco-Revue forum on the Jouef Tds, in which there are many pictures of real wagons.
- drehscheibe-online.de website (in German) on wagons manufactured in France for the DR (East Germany).
- drehscheibe-online.de website (in German) on the Tds of the DR (East Germany).
- modellbahninfo.org website (in German) on the Tds Roco.
Anonymous photo on DocRail.
| Dimension | Actual | 1:87 | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall length | 9 640 | 110.8 | 111.4 |
| Chassis length | 8 400 | 96.6 | 96.9 |
| Hopper length | 8 000 | 92.0 | 92.1 |
| Hopper width | 3 120 | 36.2 | 36.0 |
| Opening width | 1 200 | 13,8 | 12.0 |
| Height | 4200 | 48.3 | 48.7 1 |
| Wheelbase | 6 000 | 69.0 | 69.3 |
| Wheel diameter | 1 000 | 11.5 | 11.0 2 |
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