kato 8069-1 tank car set (2), tamu500, n scale, NIB, ships from USA

Description: the 2 axle box car was the fundamental rolling stock of the JNR freight service from the 1920s through the 1980s......even after the devastation of WWll, 40000+ of the ubiquitous carriers were constructed and remained in service until the containerization revolution forced obsolescence.......fundamentally, most of these wagons had a maximum operating speed of 75 kph while carrying a maximum load of 15 tons.......every major JNR fabrication partner participated in the post WWll rebuild - kawasaki, nippon sharyo, mitsubishi, hitachi........the tamu500 variant was a tank car designed to carry gasoline only.... 621 wagons were constructed between 1931 and 1961 of which 2 survived in service as late as 2000....... i acquired this set as part of a 5 set purchase of the same freight wagons from a large online reseller in Japan who frequently eschews any evaluation of model railroading products......frequently, this reseller will offer collection items or surplus brick and mortar store merchandise with no accompanying explanation......for this 8069-1 set, the adage "better to be lucky than good" is applicable as the set's arrival inspection appeared pristine shells and wheel sets - clearly never utilized.......... the set has no accessories.....

Price: 35.5 USD

Location: Aurora, Illinois

End Time: 2024-12-05T14:52:07.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.25 USD