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The Minitrix 15072 set brings together three four-axle Rs type flat wagons from the SNCF in N scale, representing the French operator's service livery around 2004. Each wagon carries interchangeable containers 20 ft swap bodies, 20 ft tank containers and newly designed 40 ft containers allowing you to rearrange the load and refresh the look of the train without adding new rolling stock.
Three wagons, three different loads
The variety of containers included in the set is one of its most practical features: the three wagons can run together as a block or be spread across a longer consist, adding visual diversity without breaking the coherence of the whole. Y 25 bogies and NEM pocket couplers are standard on European freight stock of this era, making integration with other material from the same range straightforward.
Confirmed technical data
The set measures 372 mm over buffers as a whole. It runs on analogue and includes no motor or lighting, as these are unpowered freight wagons. The reference corresponds to Era VI, in line with the SNCF's image in the early 2000s. The product is listed as discontinued on the official Trix website, so this is a second-hand or old-stock reference.
On the layout
In an N scale freight consist, these three flat wagons help the train gain length and load variety in a natural way. The ability to swap containers lets you adjust the scene to suit the moment depicted: a tank wagon alongside two standard box flats reads as a mixed freight train that sits convincingly within an Era VI layout.