Low Side Car Set

Low Side Car Set

Model: All of the cars have different freight loads. All of the cars have different car numbers and close coupler mechanisms. 2 cars have a platform and 2 cars do not have them. Total length over the buffers 320 mm / 12-5/8'.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) 2 each type Kkklms 440 without brakeman's platforms and 2 each type Kkklms 440 with brakeman's platforms around 1987. Built starting in 1933 for the German State Railroad.Use: Transport of freight not sensitive to moisture.

The type KKklms 440 stake car were used for the most part to haul bulky freight, vehicles, and machines. The first year of delivery for the cars was 1933 (type Rms Stuttgart). The cars were built in large quantities and were in use on the DB for a long time.