Roco 6600093 H0 - Eight-axle low-floor wagon, HUPAC, Era V-VI

Model of an eight-axle „Rolling Road” low-floor wagon of the HUPAC operator (extension wagon)

An eight-axle, intermediate low-floor wagon of the Swiss operator HUPAC, used to carry complete lorries and road combinations in the Rolling Road (RoLa) system. The H0 model reproduces the Era V–VI condition and is intended as the extension wagon for set cat. no. 6600092 – allowing the train to be lengthened into a prototypically long consist.

As an intermediate wagon it has no buffer beams – these are fitted only to the end wagons of the group. A continuous, flat driving lane and small-diameter wheels – thanks to which the floor sits low above the track – are characteristic of this type of stock.

Model specifications:

• Scale: H0 (1:87)
• Catalogue number: 6600093
• Manufacturer: Roco
• Type: eight-axle intermediate low-floor wagon (RoLa)
• Model length: 216 mm
• Era: V–VI
• Operator: HUPAC (Switzerland)
• Power system: direct current DC (two-rail)
• Coupler: manufacturer’s own coupler (Roco proprietary coupler)
• Extension wagon for set cat. no. 6600092
• Model ready to run
• Recommended age: 14 years and over

Note: this model is a hauled wagon – a locomotive and a powered track are needed to run it.

The wagon is not a starter set and does not include track or a controller. It is joined by the manufacturer’s proprietary coupler to the other wagons of the group (e.g. set cat. no. 6600092) and hauled by a locomotive. The model is produced in the DC version.

Model railways – digital or analogue control?

A digital DCC system lets you control several locomotives independently on the same track at a constant rail voltage, whereas in an analogue system all vehicles on a given circuit respond simultaneously to changes in the supply voltage. The model described here is a hauled vehicle – it has no drive or decoder of its own, so it runs equally well on digitally (DCC) controlled and analogue layouts, since the control method applies only to the locomotive. The model is produced in the DC (two-rail) version.

About the HUPAC „Rolling Road” wagons:

The Rolling Road (RoLa) is a system of accompanied combined transport in which complete lorries and road combinations are carried by rail on low-floor wagons. The vehicles drive onto the train via end ramps and travel as a whole train along a continuous driving lane, while the drivers ride in an attached accompanying coach. The solution serves to shift heavy road traffic from the roads onto the railway, particularly on Alpine routes.

To keep the floor as low as possible above the rails, the wagons were given small-diameter wheels and eight axles per vehicle. The operator of the reproduced stock is the Swiss company HUPAC – one of Europe’s leading organisers of combined transport.

Original technical data (RoLa low-floor wagon):

• Type: eight-axle low-floor wagon of the Rolling Road (RoLa) system, intermediate wagon
• Purpose: accompanied combined transport – carriage of complete lorries and road combinations
• Design features: small-diameter wheels, a continuous driving lane through the whole train
• Operator: HUPAC (Switzerland)
• Era of service: V–VI

About the manufacturer – Roco:

Roco is an Austrian model railway manufacturer that has been operating since 1960, founded in Salzburg and today based in Bergheim near Salzburg as part of the Modelleisenbahn GmbH group (alongside the Fleischmann brand). It released its first locomotives in 1976 and earned its reputation early on through precision and fidelity to the prototype. The brand introduced a number of innovations to the industry, among them unshortened, true-to-length coaches, track with a lower rail profile, and snag-free close couplers. Roco's contemporary H0 models stand out for their rich detail, while the digital range is rounded out by the Z21 control system. Roco models are valued by modellers and collectors throughout Europe.