FLEISCHMANN 1:160 2-pack silo wagons, Holcim/Wascosa – item 848901

Two silo wagons, type Uacns 932, from the Swiss Holcim/Wascosa.

■ New road numbers
■ With many attached plug-in parts, some in openwork design
■ Suitable for block trains

Along with pocket wagons for transporting truck trailers, silo wagons have been a common sight on Europe’s railways for decades. Today, silo wagons are on the road for a wide variety of private companies and clients. Between 2005 and 2013, the Swiss company Josef Meyer from Rheinfelden built several Uacns 932 silo wagons. These freight wagons are primarily used in block trains. The advantage of the wagons is that they are easy to load and unload. The wagons often come directly from the producers of the goods to be transported. The Uacns 932 differs from customer to customer in small details: some variants have ladders and catwalks, others do not. In total, the four-axle tank cars hold around 70,000 liters and have a load limit of 70 tons. Your maximum permitted speed is 120 km/h.