freight car ferryboat wagon Rbmms 55 DB

Brand
Modellbahn Union
gauge
HO gauge	16,5mm
power supply
DC
AC
product type
freight wagon	Rbmms 55
technical & model details
couplers	NEM 362 coupler pocket, short coupling mechanism, bracket couplings
running number	435 080
special features	removable stanchions
scale	1:87
Age notice	not suitable under 14 years
country
Germany	DB
Benelux
France
Great Britain
era (continental)
era III

Modellbahn Union gauge H0 exclusive model. Running number 435 080, epoch IIIb

Model: H0 gauge DC. Conversion to AC axes is optional. Detailed design and printing, the factory-fitted spine are removable, spine with and without DB embossing and empty spine holders for optional assembly are included. Equipped with close coupling link and NEM coupling mechanism and hook couplers. Optional coupling hooks and brake hoses can be fitted.
Length 14.3cm, loading area 12.7 x 2.3cm.

Prototype: In 1954, the Deutsche Bundesbahn ordered 25 Rbmms 55 ferry boat stake cars from the Fuchs company in Heidelberg. These were built according to UIC guidelines and delivered in 1956. On the long sides, the wagons were provided with stanchions made of pressed sheet metal, the front sides were equipped with stanchions made of profile steel. The side walls were foldable. In 1962, the DB ordered 30 more wagons from LHB to replace the existing Rbh 21 wagons; another order for 100 wagons was made in 1963-1965. The total inventory was therefore 155 copies. In the course of the re-drawing, the wagons were re-designated to Lfs-t 569 until 1968, then to Lfms-t 569 in the early 1980s. The stock was complete until 1984. From the mid-1980s, the wagons were mainly used in construction train service for transporting sleepers. The last Lfms-t 569 went out of service in 1995.