521 baggage coach

Druckplatte 521
 
The printing plate shown in the line above for the catalogs and advertising leaflets reached me at the end of 2023 in an auctioned bundle - together with the printing plates for the 510 tipping wagon and 521 baggage wagon. Available between 1957 until 1970
 

baggage car, green, all tin. Roof and roof hood dark grey indicate to be the early version. Presumably also delivered without the rivet hole!!!

baggage car, green, all tin. Roof dark grey and roof hood light grey indicates to be the later version

 

 

the classic baggage coach

the later version
 

in comparison

comparing the roof hoods

 
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1521 battery-baggage coach

 

available from 1957 until 1960/62. Until which year the battery coach was available is not really specified - at least until 1960 - most probably until the first 1013 / 1550 were issued in 1962

 
baggage car, green, all tin. Roof either light or dark grey. 

The difference to the normal superstructure concerns the recesses (to have the cables pass through towards the loco) punched into the side wall of each wagon - there are two on each side. Another hole is punched in to the "destination sign" on each side - to fix the battery compartment by means of two rivets.

Another method of fixing the battery box was achieved by 2 fishplates each side of the coach besides the "destination sign"
rivetted version fishplate version
 
this version having rivets holes (without rivets) and fishplates - the battery compartment is held by the fishplates

this version having the rivets and fishplates

having rivet holes and fish-plates double fixation
  
 - coach from below - showing the plastic battery compartment as known from the 1502 tender - three AAA batteries. The batteries were kept in place by means of a small security plate fixed between chassis and boogie - see below
the battery compartment
 

the open chassis

th esecured chassis

generated: JAN-09-2001

last update: Spring 2024