Modellbahn Union - MU_N-G38034 - Tanoos freight wagon - Railion - 0691 017-6

Specific Item Information: The model of the Tanoos 896 has been in use since 1998. The wagons are primarily used to transport potash, as this wagon causes particularly little dust during loading and unloading. But they are also used for the transport of feed, sand and other goods. The wagons are loaded via a pivoting roof and unloaded via four slides on the underside. They are mainly used in block trains. The wagons are mainly in use at DB, where they have already gone through various paint jobs and name changes such as DB Cargo, Railion, Railion DB Logistics and DB Schenker. There are cars with German and Dutch registration. In addition to DB, the wagon rental company Nacco also has the wagons in its fleet. - Company number: 3180-0691017-6 - movable roof - optionally mountable running surfaces - NEM coupler pockets, close coupling link - Standard N couplings - Claw couplings and dummy couplings are also included and can be optionally installed - Individual cover plates for closing and opening the frame construction, which is open to the original - Elaborate printing including the front sides - Realistic implementation of both sides of the car - Handrails and cables individually attached to metal

Road Name History: On January 1, 2000, Railion GmbH, headquartered in Mainz, Germany, was set up by Deutsche Bahn AG and the Dutch company Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) to provide rail freight transport activities as 100% subsidiary companies of Railion GmbH. DB Cargo became Railion Deutschland AG and NS Cargo became Railion Benelux NV. Later this company was renamed Railion Nederland NV.
In December 2007 Railion became part of the DB Schenker logistics group, itself a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn. In early 2009 the now larger division was renamed DB Schenker Rail, and once again in 1 March 2016 to its current name, DB Cargo.
DB Cargo is a European (mainly German) railway cargo carrier. The company was formed from the freight operating section of the Deutsche Bahn with the addition of various European rail freight operating companies.

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Brand/Importer Information: Modellbahn Union is a hobbyshop in Kamen, near Dortmund, Germany. They also produce their own range in HO, TT and N scales.