Product Description

--Refueling the Showa-era salaryman! WAM584000 series with cargo

[Vehicle Introduction]
Historically, loading and unloading of goods, such as in warehouse operations, relied heavily on manual labor. However, in the 1950s, the use of pallets and forklifts for handling goods began to spread, leading to increased efficiency.
- The Wam80000 type freight car, which began mass production in 1960, was developed to address this trend.
- The vehicle's body is designed so that all the side doors can be opened and closed, allowing cargo to be loaded and unloaded directly from any location on the vehicle using a forklift.
- In addition, to compensate for the reduced loading capacity due to the thickness of the pallets, the freight cars have a larger body than conventional freight cars.
- The Wam 80000 was highly regarded for its ease of use, and a record 26,605 units were manufactured over a long period until 1981, making it the most numerous freight car in Japan, and it was active throughout the country.
- The early group, mass-produced between 1960 and 1966, features eight rafters on the roof, giving them a different appearance from later vehicles that adopted a pressed structure.
- Also, while this group initially had side brakes on only one side, some vehicles were later modified to have brakes on both sides.
- The WAM80000 has a variant called the [Material-Optimized Freight Car], which has an interior structure adapted for specific types of cargo.
- The WAM584000 and WAM585000 series were modified by relocating the interior pillars to match the dimensions of beer bottle crate pallets, and a total of 770 units were produced.
- The 584000 series are newly manufactured cars, while the 585000 series are modified from the general-purpose WAM80000 freight cars.
- These trains were mainly used for routes between areas with beer breweries and consumption areas, but most were scrapped before the privatization and breakup of Japanese National Railways.
- Four of the WAM584000 series cars had their axle bearings changed to roller bearings and underwent long-term testing.

[Product contents]
- WAM584002
- WAM584269
- WAM585151
- WAM584209

[Product overview]
- The WAM80000 has the common appearance with many roof ribs. It is equipped with foot brakes on both sides of the vehicle.
- Connected roller bearing test car WAM584002
- A set of four WAM80000 freight cars, specifically the 584000 and 585000 series, whose support pillars have been adjusted to accommodate pallets used for transporting beer cases.
- Side doors can be opened and closed. New parts have been installed inside the car to recreate a pallet loaded with beer crates.
- In addition to normal driving scenes, you can recreate the bustling atmosphere of a freight station from yesteryear by lining up this product and forklifts on a freight platform.
- The beer crate sections are painted ivory and yellow, with two sets of each. The pallet sections are painted light brown.
*A separate locomotive is required for operation.
*The pallet part with the beer cases on it cannot be removed.

[accessories]
- Reflector

[option]
- No support available

Product Specifications

Item series

Freight Car

Organization

Japan National Railways (JNR)

Item code

A3566

JAN code

4968279135303

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