1967

From 1967 onwards, 55x units from this series are converted from Gags freight wagons to produce steam for heating passenger trains pulled by Class 60 and Class 62 diesel locomotives. The conversion took place at Uzina Mecanica Material Rulant Iasi and Uzina Mecanica Material Rulant Simeria.

These units are registered 60 53 99-20 407 - 461.

Technical details:
- maximum speed: 120 km/h
- length over buffers: 16520 mm
- wheelbase: 10050 mm
- Minden-Deutz bogies
- bogie wheelbase: 2500 mm
- air brake: KE-GPR
 

Sources: https://forum.lokomotiv.ro/threads/vagoanele-wit.4254/page-3, https://www.vagonweb.cz/popisy/popisy.php?k=CFR&z=a&p=z&lang=en, http://transport-in-comun.ro/trenuri/wit/wit.htm

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