Switzerland: B 29-34 000 - 034

Also known as: Unified cars III (Einheitswagen - EW III / Voitures unifiées - VU III)

UIC / EVN numbering: 50 85 29-34

Railway companies: SBB - Swiss Federal Railways

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Display registration numbers

50 85 29-34 000-4
50 85 29-34 001-2
50 85 29-34 002-0
50 85 29-34 003-8
50 85 29-34 004-6
50 85 29-34 005-3
50 85 29-34 006-1
50 85 29-34 007-9
50 85 29-34 008-7
50 85 29-34 009-5
50 85 29-34 010-3
50 85 29-34 011-1
50 85 29-34 012-9
50 85 29-34 013-7
50 85 29-34 014-5
50 85 29-34 015-2
50 85 29-34 016-0
50 85 29-34 017-8
50 85 29-34 018-6
50 85 29-34 019-4
50 85 29-34 020-2
50 85 29-34 021-0
50 85 29-34 022-8
50 85 29-34 023-6
50 85 29-34 024-4
50 85 29-34 025-1
50 85 29-34 026-9
50 85 29-34 027-7
50 85 29-34 028-5
50 85 29-34 029-3
50 85 29-34 030-1
50 85 29-34 031-9
50 85 29-34 032-7
50 85 29-34 033-5
50 85 29-34 034-3

1972

35x units from this series are built between 1972 - 1975.

The first unit of the series, unit B 29-34 000, has modified bogies equipped with tilting technology but this technology is not retained for the other coaches of the series.

Like the entire rolling stock used for the Swiss Express service, these coaches are equipped with AK69 automatic couplings.

Sources: Voitures et fourgons CFF (1997), https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/SBB_EW_III

1985

Units B 29-34 027 - 030 & 032 - 034 are converted to Bt 29-34 990 - 996 between 1985 - 1987.

Concerns registration number(s): 50 85 29-34 027-7, 50 85 29-34 028-5, 50 85 29-34 029-3, 50 85 29-34 030-1, 50 85 29-34 032-7, 50 85 29-34 033-5, 50 85 29-34 034-3

Sources: Voitures et fourgons CFF (1997)

2004

25x units from this series (B 29-34 000 - 009, 011 - 017 & 019 - 026) are sold to the Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon Railway - BLS where they are registered as B 29-34 000 - 026 (with gaps as these coaches keep their initial number).

Concerns registration number(s): 50 85 29-34 000-4, 50 85 29-34 001-2, 50 85 29-34 002-0, 50 85 29-34 003-8, 50 85 29-34 004-6, 50 85 29-34 005-3, 50 85 29-34 006-1, 50 85 29-34 007-9, 50 85 29-34 008-7, 50 85 29-34 009-5, 50 85 29-34 011-1, 50 85 29-34 012-9, 50 85 29-34 013-7, 50 85 29-34 014-5, 50 85 29-34 015-2, 50 85 29-34 016-0, 50 85 29-34 017-8, 50 85 29-34 019-4, 50 85 29-34 020-2, 50 85 29-34 021-0, 50 85 29-34 022-8, 50 85 29-34 023-6, 50 85 29-34 024-4, 50 85 29-34 025-1, 50 85 29-34 026-9