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Romania: Bmee 21-80

Also known as: UIC-Z2

UIC / EVN numbering: 51 53 21-80

Railway companies: CFR - Romanian Railways, SNTFC - National Company for Railway Passenger Transportation

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In service:

from 1992

Built by:

Bautzen Wagon construction

Length over buffers (mm):

26'400 mm

Distance between bogies centers (mm):

19'000 mm

Tare weight (t):

39 t

Bogies:

GP200s (Görlitz-Prag)

Wheel (steel tire wheel / monoblock wheel):

monoblock wheel

Maximum speed (km/h):

160 km/h

Braking system (vacuum brakes / air brakes / electropneumatic brakes / electronically controlled pneumatic brakes / electric brakes - tread (clasp) brakes / axle-mounted disk brakes / wheel-mounted disk brakes / dynamic brakes / regenerative brakes / rail brakes):

KE-GPR(D) pneumatic axle-mounted disk brakes

Access doors (electro-pneumatic - sliding doors / folding doors):

automatic sliding doors*
*closed automatically at a sped over 5 km/h and block automatically at a speed over 7 km/h

Compartments (compartments / attendant compartment):

11x compartments

Number of seats / compartment (1st class seats / 2nd class seats / 3rd class seats / folding seats):

8x 2nd class seats

Total number of seats (1st class seats / 2nd class seats / 3rd class seats / folding seats):

88x 2nd class seats

Toilets (direct discharge toilets / closed circuit toilets):

2x direct discharge toilets

Electric Train Supply (ETS) (yes / no - xxxxV AC / DC - xx,xx Hz):

1000 V AC / 17,5 Hz
1500 V AC / 50 Hz
1500 V DC
3000 V DC

Electric Train Heating (ETH) (yes / no - electric radiators / modulated air):

modulated air

Steam Train Heating (yes / no):

yes

Air conditioning (yes / no):

Display registration numbers

51 53 21-80 001-0 6 x
51 53 21-80 002-8
51 53 21-80 003-6
51 53 21-80 004-4 1 x
51 53 21-80 005-1
51 53 21-80 006-9
51 53 21-80 007-7 1 x
51 53 21-80 008-5
51 53 21-80 009-3
51 53 21-80 010-1
51 53 21-80 011-9
51 53 21-80 012-7
51 53 21-80 013-5
51 53 21-80 014-3
51 53 21-80 015-0
51 53 21-80 016-8
51 53 21-80 017-6 1 x
51 53 21-80 018-4
51 53 21-80 019-2
51 53 21-80 020-0
51 53 21-80 021-8
51 53 21-80 022-6
51 53 21-80 023-4
51 53 21-80 024-2
51 53 21-80 025-9
51 53 21-80 026-7
51 53 21-80 027-5
51 53 21-80 028-3 1 x
51 53 21-80 029-1
51 53 21-80 030-9
51 53 21-80 031-7
51 53 21-80 032-5
51 53 21-80 033-3 1 x
51 53 21-80 034-1
51 53 21-80 035-8 1 x
51 53 21-80 036-6
51 53 21-80 037-4 2 x
51 53 21-80 038-2 1 x
51 53 21-80 039-0
51 53 21-80 040-8 1 x
51 53 21-80 041-6
51 53 21-80 042-4
51 53 21-80 043-2
51 53 21-80 044-0
51 53 21-80 045-7 1 x
51 53 21-80 046-5
51 53 21-80 047-3
51 53 21-80 048-1
51 53 21-80 049-9 1 x
51 53 21-80 050-7 1 x
51 53 21-80 051-5
51 53 21-80 052-3
51 53 21-80 053-1
51 53 21-80 054-9
51 53 21-80 055-6
51 53 21-80 056-4
51 53 21-80 057-2
51 53 21-80 058-0
51 53 21-80 059-8
51 53 21-80 060-6
51 53 21-80 103-4 1 x
51 53 21-80 105-9 1 x
51 53 21-80 113-3 1 x

1992

60x units from this series are ordered from Waggonbau Bautzen (part of Deutsche Waggonbau - DWA), delivered in 1992 and 1993.

Compared with the UIC-Z2 standard (6x seats per compartment), the passenger coaches built for the Romanian Railways (CFR) have 8x seats per compartment.

Sources: https://www.vagonweb.cz/popisy/popisy.php?k=CFR&z=a&p=v&lang=en, https://forum.lokomotiv.ro/threads/vagoane-19-80-21-80.4273/, http://transport-in-comun.ro/forum/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=243, http://transport-in-comun.ro/trenuri/vag-cal/vag_21-80.htm

2005

11x units from this series are converted to Amee 21-70 passenger coaches by Atelierele CFR Grivita in Bucharest (Romania).

Sources: https://forum.metrouusor.com/ViewTopic?TopicId=682&PageNum=1

2014

November

From November 2014, some units are equipped with electrical static sources from previously permanently withdrawn Series 20-59 passenger coaches are receive new registration numbers 21-80 1xx.

Sources: https://forum.metrouusor.com/viewtopic.php?f=113&t=694