Roco 34102 H0e Österreichische Bundesbahn ribbed wagon Type Bi/s with WC

H0e Österreichische Bundesbahn ribbed wagon

Since the beginning of the railway period, the construction of passenger cars with wooden structures, which were mounted on a supporting chassis, was the rule. The maintenance of the wooden structures was already neglected in many cars during the Great Depression. After the Second World War and also in the later years, the construction of new passenger cars fell far short of demand due to other important tasks and the lack of resources. The war damage to the narrow-gauge cars was small compared to the normal-gauge cars. The underframes, even the oldest cars, were still in surprisingly good condition. This event prompted the Austrian Federal Railways to build so-called "chip wagons" in the main workshop of St. Pölten. The chip elements – these are angular iron frames – form the box rib. A sheet metal on it thus forms the body of the car.
By 1960, a total of 41 two-axle mills were rebuilt. Some of the cars were equipped with a toilet and car heating. At the beginning, the wagons were still given wooden lattenbanks and drop windows, later upholstered seats and transmission windows (half-windows) were installed. The chip trucks were still in use in some narrow gauge railways until the 1990er and today form the basis of the wagon material for many nostalgic and museum trains.

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Highlights & Details

• Wagon with Webasto heater
• With full windows, and toilet
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