Type Laabs Container Transport Car

Type Laabs Container Transport Car

Model: The container transport cars have truss rods and different identification numbers. They are loaded with six VW transport containers with different container numbers. Total length over the buffers approximately 28.2 cm / 11-1/8". DC wheelset E700580. Trix Express wheelset E258259.

Prototype: German Federal Railroad (DB) type Laabs double unit gondola car for transporting containers (coupled type Klms 440, former Rmrso 31), leased to Volkswagen, Inc. (VW). Version without a hand brake, with container transport frames and VW transport containers as a load. The cars look as they did around 1971.

VW and the German Federal Railroad developed an extremely creative idea, when they concluded an agreement in 1959 for transport by rail of motors and transmissions between various VW production sites. There were still no containers at that time as we know

Offically licensed by Volkswagen.

Freight cars to go with this car can be found in the Märklin H0 assortment under item numbers 46129 and 46139, and in the Trix H0 assortment under item numbers 24332 and 24161.

Container transport cars with newly designed car floorsLoaded with six newly designed VW transport containersTransport containers include different container numbers

An Extremely Creative Idea

VW and the German Federal Railroad developed an extremely creative idea, when they concluded an agreement in 1959 for transport by rail of motors and transmissions between various VW production sites. The solution consisted of standardized containers, whi