Product Description
── Coupled with the 20 series passenger car! Blue No. 1 Wasafu 8000!
[Actual vehicle introduction]
Since the dawn of rail transport, railways have long been responsible for transporting small packages, but loading and unloading was carried out by station staff, who had to load and unload each package one by one, requiring heavy, inefficient labor.
To overcome this situation, the "pallet system" was introduced, in which cargo is loaded onto a basket-like pallet with wheels in advance and then loaded and unloaded from the vehicle.
The vehicles made for this purpose were baggage passenger cars such as the Suni 40, Suni 41, and Mani 44, and combined baggage and freight cars such as the Waki 8000 and Wasafu 8000. Their appearance and structure were similar to that of the Waki 5000 and Waki 10000 freight cars suitable for forklift loading and unloading, with the entire side of the car being fitted with sliding baggage doors.
Although the Wasaf 8000 is technically classified as a freight car, it was manufactured in such a way that it could also be used as a baggage car.
One-quarter of the carriage is the conductor's compartment, and toilets are installed for long-distance journeys.
Among these, the Wasafu 8800 series is equipped with a CLE electromagnetic automatic air brake so that it can be coupled to the 20-series passenger cars of the Hokusei express train, and the color of the baggage doors has also been changed from plain aluminum to blue.
The introduction of these pallet systems streamlined the transport of small parcels on the Japanese National Railways, but with the rise of courier services, demand for small parcel transport steadily declined.
Prior to privatization, JNR decided to abolish all freight trains except for a few, and the Wasaf 8000 was also withdrawn by 1987.
[Product Contents]
Wasaf8802
[Product Overview]
Released November 2009 A1579 Express [Hakkoda] Set - A variation based on the Wasafu 8000
The entire car is now blue, and the Wasafu 8800 series, which was introduced for the Hokusei express train, is now available as an affordable single item.
The affiliation name [Kitasumi] is printed on the body of the vehicle.
The tail lights are on at the front and rear of the vehicle. Each has a switch to turn them off.
The center luggage door on the side can be opened or closed, allowing you to recreate the loading and unloading scene on the platform.
Due to the shared use of parts, the roof details and gable details differ from the actual vehicle.
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Item Size/Weight : 19.3 x 5.3 x 2.8 cm / 100g
Product Specifications
- Item code
- A7262
- JAN code
- 4968279804223
Purchase Information
This item is limited to 24 per household.