Open Freight Car Om 21 DB

The previously independent regional railways were transferred to Deutsche Reichsbahn ownership in 1920. One of the first things that the Deutsche Reichsbahn did was to standardise all parts used for locomotives and carriages, e.g. thread sizes and fits – and entire sets of structural components. Although the entire locomotives were constructed from scratch, the reliable freight car designs were often merely modified so that all parts were standardised. The Om type open freight car, which was developed on the basis of the German Railway Wagon Association’s A 10 standard design, was one of the first of these freight cars with standard components. The previous principal dimensions were retained. Most open cars were later transferred to DB, where they were given the road number Om 21 in 1951. In the nineteen fifties, many freight cars were taken apart in the conversion programme and any parts in good working order were incorporated in new cars with a higher carrying capacity. In 1961 there were still 390 of these freight cars on the rails. The last ones weren’t taken out of service until 1969.

Model:

• Floor in die-cast zinc
• 3D replica of the buckle plate inside
• All handles are individually mounted
• Extra bearing collars
• Individually mounted brake change shifts
• Wheelsets with inside contours