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1999
The coaches are of the same type with one exception: the coaches in the AFS2 class are equipped with an emergency brake override system. This system allows the train driver to override the emergency braking system by releasing the brakes temporary (with a standard emergency braking system, the train will stop immediately when the brake is activated by a passenger, which can be dangerous if the train is in an unsafe location like a bridge or a tunnel).
The coaches receive a new green and white livery and are named in honour of various Nordic animals:
- TKAB 201 AFS1: Järven (wolverine);
- TKAB 202 AFS1: Räven (polar fox);
- TKAB 203 AFS2: Älgen (moose);
- TKAB 204 AFS2: Lodjuret (lynx);
- TKAB 205 AFS1: Björnen (brown bear).
Sources: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiture_panoramique_de_type_Rheingold_1962, https://www.mytrains.se/page.php?33
2000
Sources: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiture_panoramique_de_type_Rheingold_1962
2003
Sources: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiture_panoramique_de_type_Rheingold_1962
2005
- 202 is sold to Freundeskreis Eisenbahn Köln (FEK) where it is registered as ADm 81-71 002;
- 203 & 204 are sold to Vulkan-Eifel-Bahn (VEB); after a few years, Vulkan-Eifel-Bahn (VEB) sells the coaches to AKE-Eisenbahntouristik (unit 204 in 2007) where it is registered as ADmh101 56 80 81-90 004-1 and to RailAdventure (RADVE) (unit 203 in April 2011) where it is registered as SRmz 61 85 89-90 003-3;
- 205 is bought by the Deutsche Bahn Stiftung for restoration and exhibition.
Units 202 - 205 are transferred to Germany by ferry:
- unit 202 from Trelleborg port to Rostock port ;
- units 203 - 205 from Trelleborg port to Sassnitz port ;
Unit 201 is sold to TGOJ Trafik where it is registered as P1 201.
Sources: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voiture_panoramique_de_type_Rheingold_1962, https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD4üm-62
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