Shell Petrol Tanker Wagon, gauge 0 (Märklin 1854 S)

Exhibit
Shell Petrol Tanker Wagon, gauge 0 (Märklin 1854 S) (i)


location:
Arch Three , Area 32 Märklin Model Railways (display)
Shelf 1 24.5 cm(l) × __(w) × __(h) 1930s

A yellow gauge 0 Shell "Kesselwagen" (Petrol Tank Wagon) made by Märklin between 1934 and 1942, catalogue number 1854 S (with "S" standing for "Shell").

1936 catalogue info:

1854 Petrol Tank Wagon
mounted on double bogies, with brakeman's cabin, filler cap, outlet tap, hand-japanned.

1854/0 Gauge 0: length 9 3/4 in.

1854/1 Gauge I: length 13 1/4 in.

1936: Märklin Petrol Tank Wagon 1854

1854 Liveries

Petrol Tank Wagon number 1854 was produced in gauge 0 and gauge 1, in a range of liveries:

Yellow - 1854 S – SHELL
Silver – 1854 St – STANDARD
White – 1854 L – LEUNA
Blue – 1854 BV – B.V.ARAL

Other gauge 0 and gauge 1 Märklin Shell petrol tanker wagons

... for identification purposes. Some models which were initially only available in Shell livery didn't need the trailing "S" to start with, adding it later when the other variations became available.