Main Letters
The classification of a coach begins with one or more class letters, in our example above, a capital B. It describes the general class of coach:
| A | Passenger coach with 1st class seating | |
| B | Passenger coach with 2nd class seating | |
| AB | Composite coach with 1st and 2nd class seating | |
| AR | Coach with 1st class seating, kitchen and dining area | |
| BC | Coach with 2nd class seating and place for disabled | (Norway only) |
| BF | Coach with place for small children, place for disabled, staff room and bicycle room | (Norway only) |
| BR | Coach with 2nd class seating, kitchen and dining area | |
| AD, BD | Composite coach with 1st or 2nd class seating and a luggage compartment | |
| D | Luggage van | |
| DA, DB | Double-decker coach with 1st and 2nd class | (Germany only) |
| DD | Double-decker luggage van | (DR only) |
| DD | Double-decker car transporter of the passenger coach type | (used in motorail trains) |
| Post | Mail van | (Germany only) |
| F | Luggage van | (Norway and Sweden only) |
| F | Mail van | (Austria only) |
| FR | Coach with restaurant / bistro and staff room / luggage room | (Norway only) |
| BPost | Composite coach with 2nd class and a mail section | |
| DPost | Luggage van with a mail section | |
| WG | Club car | (Germany only) |
| WGS | Special club car (Saloon car) | (Germany only) |
| SR | Club car | |
| Salon | Saloon coach | |
| WR | Restaurant car | |
| WL… | Sleeper | (only in combination with A or B) |
| K… | Narrow gauge coach | (only in combination with A, B or D) |
| Z | Mail van | (Switzerland only) |
| Z | Prisoner transporter | (DR only) |
Read more about this topic: UIC Classification Of Railway Coaches
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