Product Features and Details
Prototype: Chlorine gas tank car, used on the German Federal Railroad (DB), privately owned car, painted and lettered for VTG Vereinigte Tanklager und Transportmittel GmbH, Hamburg, Germany.
Model: The car has a detailed, partially open frame. The side sills are U-shaped profiles with openings for cables. The trucks are based on the Minden-Dorstfeld design. The car has a separately applied platform with a ladder on the tank and a brakeman's platform. The car has a representation of the reinforced buffer beams. Length over the buffers 14.6 cm / 5-3/4". DC wheel set 4 x 70 05 80.
Highlights:
- New tooling for tank car designs with a length of 12.74 meters / 41 feet 9-9/16 inches in real life.
- Can be run on industrial curves with a radius of 295.4 mm / 11-5/8" or greater.
