Container flat car, H0, Sgmmns, 37 80 4505 316-2 + 37 80 4505 384-0, D-AAEC Era VI, Mulde 272979+273281+273085+273337, DC

For the transport of heavy bulk containers, the freight car rental company AAE, now part of VTG, required four-axle container flat cars with a load capacity of 70t. With the existing 60-foot units of the type Sgns 60, the middle compartment would have to remain empty when loaded with spoil containers. For the transport of standard containers, AAE had a sufficient number of flat cars available, which is why they decided to shorten older Sgns 60 and reintroduce them as Sgmmns 173 with only 40 feet of usable length. AAE had more than 100 wagons converted. The four-axle cars can accommodate one container with lengths of 40 and 30 feet, or two 20-foot containers. The new cars were initially used in the construction logistics around Stuttgart 21, as trains transported the spoil, among other places, to Amsdorf in Saxony-Anhalt. Since several sets were no longer needed in construction traffic, the short four-axle cars are now used for regular container transport.

Model
• Metal construction
• Short coupling mechanism with standard pocket
• Separately applied grab bars and steps
• Container pins in open and folded representation are included
• AC wheelsets available under item no. 41201
• Minimum curve radius = 360 mm
• Length over buffers 156.4 mm