The brand REE Modèles offers a BACALAN passenger car with scales, in scale H0 1/87th, under the reference VB375.
- Railway stock with coupling box NEM 362 registration 51 87 21-47 553-2.
- Very detailed bodywork, interior and printing to get as close as possible to the original model.
- Operates under current continuous 2 rails and has green livery with old logo of the SNCF finally inscribed in yellow.
- Car running for the railway company SNCF during the period IV.
- Car BACALAN B11 of 2nd class possessing a length of 263mm.
- This miniature wagon reproduces many of the original details of the real model, such as the carlingue with exposed rivets.
A little history:
The Bacalan passenger carriages owe their name to the Bordelais manufacturer who assembled them between the wars. They were produced at the Dyle et Bacalan workshop, while the OCEM was carrying out research to improve the corrosion resistance of the rolling stock of the time. After an initial series of prototypes, 185 were put into service between 1929 and 1931. Each vehicle was particularly robust, weighing almost 44 tonnes. This quality of construction explains why examples of Bacalan-type passenger carriages can be found in the 80s.
