Modellbahn Union - MU_N-G38031 - Tanoos freight wagon - Nacco SAS - 0689 034-1

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: 3380-0689034-1 - 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

Model Information: Unspecified Body Style

Road Name History: Nacco SAS provides rail care transportation services. The Company transports fleet such as chemicals, oil, gas, aggregate, minerals, coal, grain, steel, timber, and other cargo. Nacco conducts business in Paris, France. The company was acquired by CIT Group in 2014. In 2018, VTG acquired all assets of CIT Rail Holdings (Europe) SAS and the associated Nacco Group. Nacco now operated as VTG Rail Europe France. Nacco owned about 11,000 railcars at the time it was acquired by VTG.

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.