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twmarklinfan		#1 Posted : 01 August 2024 06:11:36(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/05/2015(UTC) Posts: 567 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom		Hi all I am putting together several GATX tank wagons in yellow with DHL livery. Looking through availability Roco produce a model based on the Zacns tanker and Brawa has a Uia tanker. Does anyone one have information about these two types of tank wagons, what they are used for etc? Many thanks


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H0		#2 Posted : 01 August 2024 08:45:52(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,432 Location: DE-NW		Tank cars used the "U" class until 1979, but were listed as "Z" as of 1980. I do not understand why Brawa list an era VI model under the era IV name "Uia". AIUI prototype production began before 1979. I couldn't find good pics of the Brawa car. Most likely it is marked as Zacs or Zacns. Used for gasoline, chemicals, other liquids. The danger code printed on the models will tell you which load they had when they were modelled. It is 30 1863 for the Brawa model, meaning Kerosine.
		Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS


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twmarklinfan		#3 Posted : 01 August 2024 08:52:37(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/05/2015(UTC) Posts: 567 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom		Thank you very much. I had thought it might be the other way round. The Brawa model looks different from Märklin Roco or Piko in that it is shorter and appears to have a smooth finish to the tanks as opposed the others which have ribbed tanks.


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H0		#4 Posted : 01 August 2024 08:56:01(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,432 Location: DE-NW		There are thousands of different tank cars. Each brand has just a few moulds in the portfolio. So there may be slight (or not so slight) differences between prototype and model.
		Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS


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mike c		#5 Posted : 02 August 2024 19:10:23(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 28/11/2007(UTC) Posts: 8,216 Location: Montreal, QC		The GATX tank cars in the yellow DHL livery were used in a particular train, the DHL "Kerosin Express". I remember from photos that this train was pulled by a Rail4Chem (R4C) BR 185. I think it may have been fuel provision for the DHL Hub at Leipzig Airport, but do not know more about the particular route taken by this train. I do not know if the train is still running. Rail4Chem was acquired by Veolia and now is part of Captrain. I don't know whether the DHL still runs it's own fuel trains and if yes, who currently provides the tractive power. Regards Mike C

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twmarklinfan		#6 Posted : 02 August 2024 19:26:25(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 08/05/2015(UTC) Posts: 567 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom		Thanks Mike On my railway the three DHL wagons have been coupled up with a pair of the GATX white tank wagons and 5 wascosa blue tank wagons. The tanker train usually pulled a class 66 or 77. May not be prototypical but a very colourful and imposing train.


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