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Am 19-90.6

Also known as:

I6 A9 "UIC-Z"

UIC / EVN numbering:

61 88 19-7061 88 19-90

Vehicle type:

Regular passenger coach

Registration country:

Belgium

Railway companies:

SNCB NMBS - Société nationale des chemins de fer belges / Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen

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1973

In 1973, 6 European railways ordered a total of 500 coaches designed for use on international railway routes in Europe. The order was commissioned by the European Company for the Financing of Railroad Rolling Stock (Eurofima) and so the coaches are called the "Eurofima coach" or "European Standard Coach".

The railway companies involved in the project and the number of coaches ordered:
- ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) : 25x Amoz 19-71.0 and 75x Bmoz 21-71.0 ;
- DB (German Federal Railways) : 100x Avmz 207 ;
- FS (Italian State Railways) : 30x Az 19-90 and 70x Bz 21-90 ;
- SNCF (French National Railway Company) : 100x A9u ;
- SNCB NMBS (National Railway Company of Belgium) : 20x A9 and 60x B11 ;
- SBB CFF FFS (Swiss Federal Railways) : 20x Am 19-70.5

Characteristics of Eurofima coaches:
- tare: 42 t;
- length: 26.40 m;
- width: 2,825 m;
- height: 4.05 m;
- wheelbase: 19.00 m;
- bogies: FIAT Y 0270 S t.30;
- bogie wheelbase: 2.56 m;
- maximum speed: 160 km / h;
- Faiveley doors.

2018

In 2018, 6x units are upgraded for a maximum speed of 200 km/h and receive new registration A9 19-90.

Sources: https://mmfl58.be/RollendMaterieel/Rijtuigen/I%20rijtuigen/I6/I6%20Rijtuigen.html

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