CELLULAR CARRIAGE Type 1911 (Wheelbase 4.800)

They began service around 1912 for the transportation of prisoners and were built in 60 units (Kcr 48,107–166). The interior was divided into 17 small cells, each equipped with a toilet flushing system, hence the distinctive feature of the numerous drain pipes visible under the frame. In the center, near the doors, were the benches for the escort men (up to six men), who could use a private retreat equipped with a small window.

They served until the 1970s. One example has been restored and is on display at the Pietrarsa Museum, although it presents some inaccuracies since we reconstructed the transformations these carriages underwent over their long life. For this reason, we decided to reproduce the vehicle in all its settings and modifications over its years of service. The ITreni magazine featured our models in issue 477.

VERSION I is the model as it left the factory and featured very small windows at the top (two for each compartment), a handrail and a step along the entire side, as was used on "centoporte" carriages. At the head, beyond the shelters, there was a ladder that led to the roof where a wooden walkway was placed that ran the entire length of the vehicle between the numerous "torpedo" vents (18 small and 3 larger). The color scheme was: black frame and black body in wagon green with ash grey imperial trim. The lettering was white on the frame and signal yellow shaded in red on the body.

VERSION II , between the late 1930s and early 1940s, the first transformations began: the walkways on the roof disappeared, the 18 small "torpedo" locomotives remained, while the large ones are no longer present and the two shelters are still present. The body on the sides is slightly different because in place of the windows there is now a third opening. The livery, in the very first examples, remained black frame and green body, but some wagons of this second version also had the frame painted chestnut brown and the body painted oil brown, with aluminum roof lining. In this case, all the lettering (body and frame) was in signal yellow shaded in red.

VERSION III , around the 1945s, there were even more significant changes, because in place of the tiny windows, larger openings appeared with "spoke"-shaped walls and, immediately below, small rectangular windows with a mesh (like a mosquito net) attached to the outside of the bars. The color scheme was: the frame was brown and the body was oil brown with an aluminum trim. All the lettering (body and frame) was signal yellow shaded in red. It is possible that the very first examples still appeared with a black frame and a green body.

VERSION IV : In the 1960s, the wagons were equipped with a 650-volt electric heating system next to the access door. In this latest version, the chassis has undergone a profound transformation: all the drains are no longer present, as the cells no longer have their own toilets (the restroom, previously reserved for escorts only, has been expanded and now also serves prisoners); furthermore, the boarding platform is no longer the length of the body, but is shorter and positioned near the access door. In addition to the batteries, the underbody houses the bulky electric heating equipment. The livery is slate gray, the frame black, and the roof is aluminum. The FS logo is a television.

All-brass models in perfect 1:87 scale. The axle ends are housed in turned brass cups, making the vehicle run very smoothly on the tracks. The model is equipped with a model hook, on a NEM362 standard hook holder.