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Z 601 - 610

Also known as: Z⁴ⁱ 811 - 820

UIC / EVN numbering: 50 85 00-33

Vehicle type: Postal / Luggage car

Registration country: Switzerland

Railway companies: PTT / POST - Die Schweizerische Post / La Poste suisse / La Posta Svizzera / La Posta Svizra

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In service:

1947 - 1996

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1947

These very short four-axle vehicles built between 1947-1948 were mainly used on secondary lines (like Wil-Weinfelden).

Technical specifications:
- Year of construction: 1947-1948
- Length over buffers: 13800 mm
- Wheelbase: 19800 mm
- Tare weight: 18.0 t
- Max. speed: 125 km/h

1969

All coaches receive new registration Z⁴ⁱ 601-610.

1985

Units Z⁴ⁱ 604 and 606 are transferred to Emmental-Burgdorf-Thun Railway (EBT), respectively to United Huttwil Railways (VHB).

1996

Last units Z⁴ⁱ 601 and 602 are discarded in 1996.

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Latest update on the 23rd of November 2019 at 22:14

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