Type L5E 4-wheel swap body wagon (UIC type Lfgss)

Apacopa L5E container flat wagon

Prototype

Operating company

Transfesa (Spain)

Registered with SNCF (France)
Manufacture Manufactured by Remafer in Reims (France) starting in 1994 using Transfesa Gbs type closed wagon chassis built by Arbel in the early 1970s

Years of operation

From 1994. Curtain-sided swap-bodies were not allowed through the tunnel after 2003.

Model

Manufacturer

APOCOPA

Construction

Kit or ready-to-run

Review

RMF 425, July-August 2000

Livery

Blue

Price

Set of 3 kits: FF450 (DEC99)
1 ready-to-run: FF250 (DEC99)

Availability

There is no evidence that this model was released for sale.

British 1:87 Scale Modelling