Roco 6200196 H0 - Two-axle post and baggage wagon, type Dp, PKP, era IV

Model of a two-axle post and baggage wagon, type Dp, of the Polish State Railways

A model of a two-axle post and baggage wagon, type Dp, representing the service rolling stock of the Polish State Railways (PKP) in Era IV. The wagon combines a postal compartment with a baggage section in a single body. The H0 scale model is made by Roco and comes with a fitted interior.

The wagon is lettered for Międzyrzecz station, and Roco designed it as a supplementary wagon to passenger set cat. no. 74019 (former "Donnerbüchse" cars in PKP livery). This makes it possible to assemble a historically consistent consist of the period. The wagon features an NEM 362 coupler pocket with close-coupling kinematics (KK-Kinematik), which lets the wagons sit close together on straight track and move apart on curves.

Specifications (model):

• Scale: H0 (1:87)
• Catalogue number: 6200196
• Manufacturer: Roco
• Type: two-axle post and baggage wagon, type Dp
• Length over buffers: 136 mm
• Era: IV (1970–1990)
• Fitted interior
• Power system: DC — two-rail layout version
• Coupling: NEM 362 pocket with close-coupling kinematics (KK-Kinematik)
• The wagon is painted and ready to run
• Supplementary wagon for Roco set 74019
• AC (three-rail) wheelsets are available separately (cat. no. 6560)
• Recommended age: 14 and over

Note: the wagon is unpowered and requires a locomotive and a powered track.

This is passive passenger rolling stock — the wagon has no motor or electronics and does not form a starter set (no track, locomotive or controller is included). A locomotive and a powered H0 track are needed to run it. The version shown here is intended for two-rail layouts supplied with direct current (DC).

Model railways – DC (two-rail) or AC (three-rail) track?

Two track-power systems are used in H0 model railways: two-rail direct current (DC), where the voltage is fed through both rails, and three-rail alternating current (AC), drawn additionally from centre studs in the track. Wagons differ between these systems only in the construction of their wheelsets. This model is the DC version; for AC layouts, separate wheelsets are available under catalogue number 6560. Because the wagon itself has no decoder, whether the train is controlled in analogue or digital DCC mode depends solely on the locomotive hauling it.

About the Dp post and baggage wagons:

Post and baggage wagons combined a baggage compartment and a postal compartment in a single body. Marshalled into passenger and semi-fast trains, they carried passengers' luggage, express parcels and mail. The short, two-axle design was typical of wagons in this category used on lines with lighter traffic.

The wagon modelled here is PKP stock from Era IV (1970–1990), lettered for Międzyrzecz station. This type of wagon derives from German railway rolling stock taken over and operated by PKP in the post-war period. Roco prepared the model as a supplementary wagon to the former "Donnerbüchse" passenger set (cat. no. 74019), allowing an authentic, uniform PKP consist of the period to be recreated.

Specifications (prototype – Dp post and baggage wagon):

• Type: two-axle post and baggage wagon (postal compartment plus baggage section)
• Number of axles: 2
• Purpose: carriage of luggage and postal items in passenger trains
• Origin: design derived from German railway rolling stock, operated by PKP
• Operator of the modelled vehicle: PKP, Międzyrzecz station, Era IV

About the manufacturer – Roco:

Roco is an Austrian model railway manufacturer founded in 1960 in Salzburg, one of the recognised brands on the European model railway market. It offers models in H0, TT and N scales, valued for their finely rendered detail and well-finished execution. Since 2007 Roco has been part of the Modelleisenbahn group alongside the Fleischmann brand. Its range includes an extensive selection of Polish railway rolling stock, including locomotives and wagons in PKP livery.