DRB Talbot Hopper Wagon Set (3) II

DRB Talbot Hopper Wagon Set (3) II

Model

Set of Three 1:87 Scale models produced by Roco. These models are ready to run and will make a great addition to any model railway collection.

Model Features

• 1:87 Scale Model
• Prototype-based DRB Talbot ballast wagons used for track maintenance and bulk ballast transport in Era II
• Three-wagon set with finely detailed steel hopper construction and authentic pre-war railway design
• Highly accurate DRB lettering and prototypical construction for historical realism
• H0 scale (1:87) set with 240 mm total 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

Contents

• 3 x Roco Wagons

Details

The Roco 6600265 is a highly detailed H0 scale freight wagon set featuring three Talbot ballast wagons of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRB). Representing Era II operation, this newly tooled model depicts classic pre-war German railway engineering, where self-discharging wagons were widely used for transporting ballast, gravel, and other construction materials for permanent way maintenance and infrastructure works.

The set includes three prototypical Talbot-type hopper wagons with finely detailed steel construction and authentic DRB lettering. These wagons were originally designed for efficient unloading of track ballast, making them essential equipment for railway maintenance trains and engineering operations across the Reichsbahn network. The models capture the robust and functional appearance of early industrial freight stock.

Each wagon is equipped with NEM 362 coupling pockets and close coupling kinematics, ensuring smooth and reliable operation on H0 2-rail DC systems. With a total length over buffers of 240 mm, the set is ideal for compact layouts while still providing strong visual presence in maintenance-of-way trains or mixed freight formations.

This set is especially suitable for modellers focusing on historical German railway operations, DRB Era II layouts, or construction and engineering freight themes.