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1955
Interior lighting is provided by two ramps of fluorescent tubes housed in the ceiling. These cars have high capacity batteries (480 Ah and 72 V) to ensure, during stops, the operation of the refrigerated cabinets, including those assigned to white wines.
In cold weather, heating is provided by a hot water circulation system supplied by a grain coal boiler with accelerated draft by a blower.
Sources: https://ec64.pagesperso-orange.fr/CIWL.htm, https://www.scribd.com/article/473101264/Voitures-Restaurants-Breda-Les-Dernieres-Bleues
1962
January 1
Units 4265 - 4269 are rented by the Italian State Railways (FS) according to a kilometer-charge system until December 1st, 1981. After this date they will be transferred to CIWL workshops in Ostende where they are modernised to be used by the Belgium National Railway Company (SNCB NMBS). They enter service in 1986 as Vr 88-70 265 - 269.
Sources: https://www.scribd.com/article/473101264/Voitures-Restaurants-Breda-Les-Dernieres-Bleues
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