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LGB Rhb Cement Silo Wagon Ep VI

LGB Rhb Cement Silo Wagon Ep VI

Brand: LGB

Part No: HC-L45256

£180.27 RRP £195.95
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The LGB RhB Cement Silo Wagon Ep VI (HC-L45256) models the Rhätische Bahn Uc powdered freight silo car, a design produced between 1956 and 1964. These specialised wagons became essential during the construction of mountain power plants in the 1960s, when bulk cement handling reduced the roughly 10% loss associated with paper sacks and eliminated time-consuming manual loading.

The prototype carried 15 metric tons of powdered freight with an empty weight of 8.5 metric tons. Loading was performed by gravity from a silo, while unloading was pneumatic, with the full 15 metric tons discharged in around 15 minutes. This model reflects the modern Era VI appearance with authentic paint and lettering, and it is fitted with durable metal wheelsets. Length over the buffers is 34 cm (13-3/8).

Features

  • Model of an RhB cement silo car based on the Uc design
  • Prototypical Era VI paint and lettering
  • Metal wheelsets for reliable running
  • Length over buffers: 34 cm (13-3/8)
  • Captures gravity loading and pneumatic unloading prototype details in the body design
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Seventy units of various production runs of the type Uc powdered freight silo car were built between 1956 and
1964. The transport of cement took on added importance chiefly due to the construction of power plants in the mountains in the Sixties, since large quantities of cement had to be hauled. A loss of 10%-had to be taken into account with the previously customary transport in paper sacks. In addition, there was the time-consuming loading procedure. These cars could take on 15 metric tons of powdered freight - with a weight empty of 8.5 metric tons. They were loaded at a silo directly from above using gravity, unloading was done pneumatically, and the 15 metric tons were unloaded in 15 minutes. This is a model of an RhB cement silo car. The paint
and lettering are prototypical for Era VI. The car has metal wheelsets.
Length over the buffers 34 cm / 13-3/8*.



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  • Brand: LGB
  • Part No: HC-L45256
  • Barcode: 4011525452560
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