Switzerland: WR 88-33 610 - 616 "Self-Service"

Also known as: Unified cars I (Voitures unifiées I - VU I / Einheitswagen I - EW I), Unified type I (Type unifié I / Einheitstyp I)

UIC / EVN numbering: 50 85 88-33

Railway companies: SBB - Swiss Federal Railways

1975

All units are converted from WR 88-33 116 - 122 coaches between 1975 - 1978.

Sources: SBB CFF - Voitures et fourgons (1985)

1989

The self-service system is not a huge success with the public and 3x units are converted to WR 88-33 700-702 (Cheese Express / Chäs-Express / Fromage-Express) and other 3x units are converted to WR 88-33 710 - 712 (Calanda Land) between 1989 - 1993.

Sources: SBB CFF - Voitures et fourgons (1997), http://www.swiss.nwrail.org.uk/nb9303.html

Latest update on the 12th of January 2020 at 22:16

Contributor(s): Tudor C.

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