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In service:
from 1928
Length over buffers (mm):
21'570 mm
Width (mm):
2'960 mm
Height (mm | over lowered pantograph):
4'068 mm
Wheelbase (distance between bogies centers) (mm):
14'680 mm
Tare weight (t):
41 - 43 t
Maximum load weight (t):
8 t
Bogies:
Y2
Y24 Z
Y24 JZ
Maximum speed (km/h):
140 km/h*
*Y2 bogies
160 km/h*
*Y24 Z and Y24 JZ bogies
Access doors width (mm):
1'060 mm
Access doors height (mm):
1'880 mm

1928

Between 1928 and 1930, 382x units from this series are built.

These coaches are provided with:
- a skylight roof for natural lighting;
- access doors at both ends and on both sides;
- a platform for mail bags loading and storage at each end;
- a mail sorting compartment in the middle, isolated by sliding doors;
- autonomous heating system allowing for mail sorting when the unit is parked.

They were distributed as follows:
- East: registration numbers 41501 - 41549;
- State: registration numbers 42501 - 42549;
- Midi: registration numbers 43501 - 43532;
- North: registration numbers 44501 - 44543;
- PLM: registration numbers 45501 - 45632;
- PO: registration numbers 46501 - 46577.

NB: French postal wagons are split in two main categories:
- "Poste Atelier" or "Poste Ambulant" (PA) - equipped for sorting mail on board by postal workers;
- "Poste Entrepôt" (PE) - used only for mail storage during transport.
 

Sources: Maurice KNEPPER & Claude POCHET - "La Poste et le rail - 150 ans de véhicules ferroviaires postaux" (1999)

1961

As the need for PA coaches decrease, the decision is taken to transform some units into PEz 20,28 m (21,60 m) wagons. The prototype of the series is delivered in 1961.  

Sources: Maurice KNEPPER & Claude POCHET - "La Poste et le rail - 150 ans de véhicules ferroviaires postaux" (1999)

1985

Following the entry into service of the Postal TGV in 1984, the French Post decides to apply the new "Jonquille" yellow livery with a white stripe to its entire fleet from 1985.  

Sources: https://docrail.fr/les-ambulants-uic-de-2640m/

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Latest update on the 11th of April 2021 at 12:24

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