BRAWA 49934 - H0 Boxcar Gbs “Leuna” DR

BRAWA 49934 - H0 Boxcar Gbs “Leuna” DR

Role model information

Freight wagons were and are always needed by the railways. In the 1950s, the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) was able to provide short-term relief through renovations and modernization, but in the long term it was clear that other solutions would be necessary. The RAW “Unit” Leipzig therefore designed a Glmms car in 1965 that essentially corresponded to the unification features according to the UIC leaflet. The knowledge gained from a test car was incorporated into the series cars produced from 1968, which were now referred to as Glmms 14.05 (later Gbs 1500). The structure, with its distinctive corrugated side walls, was created entirely as a welded construction. The side walls are pulled down to the lower edge of the outer frame rails and the box profiles are welded to it. This made it possible to simplify the side box supports. In order to avoid damage to the sheet metal walls during loading, the inside of the wagons was lined with wood. The floor consisted of standard pine planks and was suitable for loading with forklifts. Based on the Gbs 1500 design, which was built in over 17,00 units, various other variants were subsequently created such as thermal protection wagons, express goods wagons and crew wagons. Since the production capacity of the company's own factories here was reaching its limits, cars were also manufactured in neighboring countries and even in Spain. Due to their suitability for RIV, MC and OPW traffic, the wagons could be used relatively freely beyond the GDR's national borders and were therefore often seen on Federal Railway trains even before the fall of the Wall. Until DB AG was founded, around 7,000 cars were still in use.

Model details

Metal wheels
Extra signal holders
Specially attached axle bearing covers
Short coupling kinematics according to NEM standard
Metal axle bearings
Multi-part brake system
Brake shoes in wheel plane
Prototypical replica of the underbody

Technical Details

Length over buffer: 161.6 mm
Short coupling kinematics: installed
AC wheelset replacement: possible
AC wheelset: BRAWA order no. 2187

Leuna is a registered trademark.

 

Characteristics:

Manufacturer:	BRAWA
Item number:	49934
number of pieces:	1 piece
EAN:	4012278499345
track:	H0
scale:	1:87
model series:	Gbs1500 freight car
Company number:	44 50 155 9902-7 [P]
Railway company:	DR
country:	EN
epoch:	IV
Wheel set replacement:	yes - possible
AC wheelset:	BRAWA order no. 2187
Electricity system:	DC
operation mode:	DC analogue
Length over buffers:	161.6mm
coupling:	NEM 362 shaft with KK kinematics
Age recommendation:	14 years and older
WEEE no.:	DE14862574