FLEISCHMANN 830312 2-tlg.Set Tgpps SBB braun

" Finely detailed models with separately attached plug-in parts Filigree walkways / For the transport of loose grain and foodstuffs, the Swiss Federal Railways have used Swiss Federal Railways have been using two-axle wagons of special design with openable roof and gravity unloading. Grain has always been a very important commodity to transport. In addition to In addition to grain itself, these products also include malt, rice, sugar, etc. For a long time these were only transported in sacks in covered freight wagons. For large quantities this is a very cumbersome method of transport. For this reason, a wagon was developed that could be could be quickly loaded and unloaded with loose products. The first three prototype wagons were delivered by the company Josef Meyer AG in Rheinfelden. After extensive testing, the optimised series with an increased capacity of 42,000 litres was produced. The two suppliers Josef Meyer AG and Ferriere Cattaneo, Giubiasco delivered a total of 380 wagons from 1958 to 1962. 35 wagons of this series were later reserved for the transport of quartz sand. reserved. In order to avoid confusion with the grain wagons, the side with the The name "Quarzsand" is written in German and French on the side with the brake platform. Most of the transport of agricultural products in Switzerland takes place in domestic traffic. domestic transport. In the first step, domestic grain is transported from a collection point to an to an intermediate storage facility. From there it is transported on to the processing plants. Exports of domestic grain are rare, which is why Swiss wagons are rarely seen abroad. are rarely found abroad. Occasionally, some wagons of this type were hired out to industrial companies or sold. or sold. These wagons are or were in use in partly colourful colour schemes."