Brawa 47938 - H0 Covered freight car Gms "Stroh Rum" ÖBB

Brawa 47938 - H0 Covered freight car Gms "Stroh Rum" ÖBB

Prototype information

The introduction of welding technology from 1933 onwards led to the German Reichsbahn increasingly switching to joining the components of its wagons by welding rather than riveting. The advantage of welding technology was primarily the weight savings, which could be used to reduce the weight of the load. In order to meet the demand for higher speeds in general cargo transport, the DR developed the "Gs Oppeln" from 1936 onwards. Due to its 6000 mm wheelbase, its maximum permissible speed could be set at 90 km/h. In addition to the gusset plates that were no longer required thanks to welding technology, this type of wagon differed mainly in its pointed truss, which had become necessary due to the long wheelbase. The sharp increase in demand for freight wagons due to the war led to the series production of the "Gs Oppeln" from 1938 onwards. In the following years, around 28,000 wagons without handbrakes and 6,100 wagons with handbrakes were built. Many of the wagons were also fitted with steam or even electric heating and could therefore be used as general cargo wagons in express and fast trains without any problems. By the end of the Second World War, the wagons were spread across Europe and could be found, for example, in the railway administrations of Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Belgium. The reorganization of the vehicle numbers of the young German Federal Railway in the early 1950s led to the "Gs Oppeln" becoming the "Gms 30". Some of the wagons even went into the EUROP wagon fleet and thus became suitable for international use. With the advent of the first new freight wagons towards the end of the 1950s, the decision was made against an expensive full refurbishment. The remaining wagons were renumbered "Glms 200" with the introduction of the UIC numbering system and some survived until 1979.

Model details

Metal axle bearings
Bogie with three-point bearings
Prototypical frame structure
Extra attached axle bearing covers
Brake shoes in wheel plane
Extra attached grab bars
Extra attached steps
Extra attached axle brake rods
Extra attached brake system
Perforated car body support

Technical details

Length over buffers: 104.6 mm
Close coupling kinematics: built-in
AC Wheel set exchange: possible
AC Wheel set: BRAWA order no. 2187

Stroh Rum is a registered trademark.

 

Characteristics:

Manufacturer:	Brawa
Item number:	47938
number of pieces:	1 piece
EAN:	4012278479385
Product Type:	freight cars
track:	H0
scale:	1:87
model series:	Gms30
Company number:	140 801
Railway company:	ÖBB
country:	AT
epoch:	III
Wheel set replacement:	yes - possible
AC wheelset:	BRAWA order number 2187
operation mode:	DC Analog
Length over buffer:	104.6 mm
coupling:	NEM 362 shaft with KK kinematics
Age recommendation:	from 14 years
WEEE No.:	DE14862574