DB Tims Sliding Roof/Wall Wagon IV

DB Tims Sliding Roof/Wall Wagon IV

Model

1:87 Scale model produced by Roco. This model is ready-to-run and will make a great addition to any model railway collection.

Model Features

• 1:87 Scale Model
• Prototype-based DB Tims sliding roof / sliding wall wagon used in Era IV freight service (1970s–1980s)
• Highly detailed construction with realistic sliding roof and sliding wall mechanism for flexible loading scenarios
• Authentic Deutsche Bundesbahn livery with finely reproduced wagon body detailing
• H0 scale (1:87) model with approx. 115 mm length over buffers, fitted with NEM 362 couplings and close coupling kinematics
• This model is best suited to 422mm radius curves
• This model is fitted with NEM style couplings

Details

The Roco 6600264 is a highly detailed H0 scale sliding roof / sliding wall wagon of type Tims, operated by the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB). Representing Era IV freight operations, this model reflects versatile covered goods transport used across West Germany, where weather-sensitive cargo such as palletised goods and industrial materials was handled using wagons with flexible loading systems.

The wagon features a finely detailed body with a realistic combination of sliding roof and sliding wall sections, allowing prototypical loading from above or the side. The smooth-sided construction is complemented by accurate DB lettering and finely reproduced structural details, giving the wagon an authentic and functional freight appearance typical of everyday rail operations in the 1970s and 1980s.

The model is equipped with NEM 362 coupling pockets and close coupling kinematics, ensuring smooth and reliable operation on H0 2-rail DC layouts. With a length over buffers of approximately 115 mm, it is ideal for compact freight consists, branch line traffic, and mixed goods trains where space and realism must be balanced.

This wagon is an excellent addition for modellers focusing on Deutsche Bundesbahn Era IV operations, classic European covered freight traffic, or mixed goods train formations.