Brawa - 67078 - Tank Car, Krupp, ZZ Series - Eisenbahn-Verkehrsmittel-Aktiengesellschaft (EVA) - 540 717

Prototype History: Krupp has produced Genus Z tank cars in various sizes since the end of the second world war. Their 2-axle version is appropriate for smaller loads.

Road Name History: The railway transport A.-G was founded on November 24, 1899. The company was founded by taking over the Deutsche Waggon-Leihanstalt G. m. b. H. as Deutsche Waggon-Leihanstalt Aktien-Gesellschaft. In 1917, Wagenbau AG, Wismar was integrated and renamed "Eisenbahn-Verkehrsmittel AG", or "EVA" for short.

In 1943, a stake in the railcar and wagon factory Wismar AG, Seestadt Wismar and the Waggon-Fabrik AG, Uerdingen (Lower Rhine) followed. In 1948 the company's headquarters were moved to Düsseldorf . In 2002 the company merged into VTG-Lehnkering AG , then a subsidiary of Hapag-Lloyd and TUI, after several changes of name and mergers . VTG AG has been listed on the stock exchange since June 28, 2007.

The business area was before the Second World War rental and purchase of locomotives, tenders, motor vehicles, railway and tram cars, tankers, tank systems and the like, as well as tank storage. When it was founded in 1899, this was a new business area in Germany . Today (as of 2010) this is done without locomotives, tenders, motor and tram cars. Tank wagons with the EVA logo can still be found on European tracks , as they were not repainted after being acquired by VTG in 2002.

Brand/Importer Information: Brawa Artur Braun Modellspielwarenfabrik GmbH & Co. was founded in 1948 by Artur Braun in Waiblingen, Germany, to distribute model trains from other toy makers; eventually they began to manufacture their own lighting accessories such as streetlights and signals. In 1963 they acquired the complete line of motorized trolleybus and ski lift models from Eheim. They also began to expand their own line to include scenery items, and by 1993 they'd added locomotives and rolling stock to their product range. This medium-sized business is today jointly managed by the second and third generations of the Braun family: Günter Braun, son of the founder, and his daughter Katrin Braun are the company's managing partners.
Brawa range covers HO, O and N scales. The N scale range is focused on European rolling-stock, German locomotives and accessories like signals, streetlights, clocks and telephone booths.

Here is how the company describes itself:
At BRAWA, continuity and sustainable thinking and action - as the particular strengths of a family business - have a double impact. Changes are carefully considered and strategic decisions taken on the basis of a long-term vision, thus enabling the company to respond quickly and deliberately to the demands of the market. In addition, cross-generation collaboration ensures a vibrant coexistence of tradition and innovation.
In short, our future course is set and all signals are pointing towards continuity and growth. Our presence at our site in Remshalden shows our commitment to this area and highlights the sustainable nature of our company's location in the region. Sustainability is, as it were, an intrinsic value of our family business.