WM-15A

A paper model of the WM-15A motor trolley was made in the H0 scale, i.e. 1:87. The work was awarded at the 8th Competition of Paper and Plastic Models in Świdnik, Poland in 2014.

The trolley was produced in the years 1977-1996 by manufactory by "Zakłady Naprawcze Taboru Kolejowego" in Stargard Szczeciński, Poland. It was produced in two versions: the basic version with a load box and a hydraulic crane, and the WM-15B version with a basket boom with a lifting height of 11 meters. The second version was allocated for a network emergency. The WM-15 trolley was an independent rail vehicle also adapted to tow a PWM-15 trailer. A total of 555 such rail vehicle were built.

The vehicles were operated, inter alia, by the Polish State Railways (PKP) and the Warsaw Commuter Railway (WKD). They were used for all work on the railway infrastructure.

Some technical data:

• Service weight (including operators and consumables): 20 t (UK-19.7 tons, USA-22.1 tons),
• Powerplant: diesel engine (type SW680/123),
• Engine power: 200 hp (147 kW),
• Engine displacement: 11.1 l (UK-2.44 gal, USA-2.93 gal),
• Max speed: 80 km/h (49.7 mph),
• Maximum length of the trolley (with buffers): 12.45 m (40.85 ft),
• Load box length: 6,1 m (20 ft),
• Load box width: 2.6 m (8.53 ft),
• Load box capacity: 8 m³ (282.52 ft³),
• Capacity: 15 t (UK-14.76 tons, USA-16.53 tons),
• Lifting capacity: 1.5 t (UK-1.48 tons, USA-1.65 tons).

Source:

• https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZNTK_Stargard_WM-15

25 Jun 2014