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PAz 20,28 m (21,60 m)

Also known as: PAmyi 20,28 m (21,60 m) / PAyi 20,28 m (21,60 m) / OCEM Ra 26/29 / Type 1926

UIC / EVN numbering: 50 87 00-37 / 50 87 00-47 / 50 87 00-77 / 50 87 00-87

Vehicle type: Postal / Luggage car

Registration country: France

Railway companies: PTT - Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones

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In service:

from 1928

Length over buffers (mm):

21'570 mm

Width (mm):

2'960 mm

Height (mm | over lowered pantograph):

4'068 mm

Wheelbase (distance between bogies centers) (mm):

14'680 mm

Tare weight (t):

41 - 43 t

Maximum load weight (t):

8 t

Bogies:

Y2
Y24 Z
Y24 JZ

Maximum speed (km/h):

140 km/h*
*Y2 bogies
160 km/h*
*Y24 Z and Y24 JZ bogies

Access doors width (mm):

1'060 mm

Access doors height (mm):

1'880 mm

Vehicle's history

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1928

Between 1928 and 1930, 382x units from this series are built.

These coaches are provided with:
- a skylight roof for natural lighting;
- access doors at both ends and on both sides;
- a platform for mail bags loading and storage at each end;
- a mail sorting compartment in the middle, isolated by sliding doors;
- autonomous heating system allowing for mail sorting when the unit is parked.

They were distributed as follows:
- East: registration numbers 41501 - 41549;
- State: registration numbers 42501 - 42549;
- Midi: registration numbers 43501 - 43532;
- North: registration numbers 44501 - 44543;
- PLM: registration numbers 45501 - 45632;
- PO: registration numbers 46501 - 46577.

NB: French postal wagons are split in two main categories:
- "Poste Atelier" or "Poste Ambulant" (PA) - equipped for sorting mail on board by postal workers;
- "Poste Entrepôt" (PE) - used only for mail storage during transport.

Sources: Maurice KNEPPER & Claude POCHET - "La Poste et le rail - 150 ans de véhicules ferroviaires postaux" (1999)

1961

As the need for PA coaches decrease, the decision is taken to transform some units into PEz 20,28 m (21,60 m) wagons. The prototype of the series is delivered in 1961.

Sources: Maurice KNEPPER & Claude POCHET - "La Poste et le rail - 150 ans de véhicules ferroviaires postaux" (1999)

1985

Following the entry into service of the Postal TGV in 1984, the French Post decides to apply the new "Jonquille" yellow livery with a white stripe to its entire fleet from 1985.

Sources: https://docrail.fr/les-ambulants-uic-de-2640m/

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