Description: the 2 axle freight car was the fundamental rolling stock of the JNR freight service from the 1920s through the 1980s......even after the devastation of WWll, 40000+ of the ubiquitous carriers were constructed and remained in service until the containerization revolution forced obsolescence.......fundamentally, most of these wagons had a maximum operating speed of 75 kph while carrying a maximum load of 15 tons.......every major JNR fabrication partner participated in the post WWll rebuild - kawasaki, nippon sharyo, mitsubishi, hitachi........the tora55000 variant of the basic design was a steel gondola car - the first steel open wagon sanctioned by JNR - designed to carry a broad spectrum of bulky cargo with the capacity of 18 tons.... 3205 55000s were manufactured between 1962 and 1966, and only containerization ended their utilization....... the set has no accessories...........
Price: 24.55 USD
Location: Aurora, Illinois
End Time: 2024-12-14T00:10:11.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.25 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: KATO
Type: Freight Car
Grade: C-9 Factory New-Brand New
MPN: 8068
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Gauge: N
