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BRa

UIC / EVN numbering: 51 54 85-10

Vehicle type: restaurant / bar / buffet coach

Registration country: Czechoslovakia

Railway companies: CSD / ČSD - Československé státní dráhy

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In service:

from 1959

Era:

III - IV

Gauge:

Standard gauge (1'435 mm)

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1959

A second-class restaurant car designed for international transport according to RIC and MC conventions on main lines with a speed of 120 km/h, later adapted to a speed of 140 km/h for use in the Prague-Frankfurt nad Mohanem express train. The car is equipped with Pennsylvania JHY bogies. The number of units produced between 1959 - 1961 was 50 pieces. The number range was from 550 to 599 (BRa was a special car, hence the 3-digit number). After renumbering according to UIC in the range 51 54 85-10 001 to 050.

The car's interior features a dining area, a preparation area, a buffet service section, and four second-class compartments.

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