This scale model is a HO scale replica of an SNCF 3-axle Lails type covered wagon, grey livery, Citroën. It is offered by Jouef under the reference HJ6253.
The 3-axle Lails-type sheeted wagon is a type of wagon used in the 1970s by the SNCF, Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français, for the transport of goods. It is fitted with a tarpaulin to protect the cargo from bad weather. Articulated wagons of the Lails type were created, offering the possibility of carrying out loading and unloading operations laterally or vertically. From 1976, the Lails wagons used for traffic with the Iberian peninsula were modified to allow axle changes at the Franco-Spanish border
Technical characteristics
- Minimum curve radius: 356.5 mm
- Unprecedented numbering and variants
- End and intermediate floors reproduced in great detail
- Faithful reproduction of decoration depending on variant
- Central joints for optimum running quality
- Extremely realistic looking cover
- NEM 362 compliant hooks with front side pull tabs
