UIC Passenger Coach Types - UIC Type X

UIC Type X

The UIC type X was based on the express coaches developed after the Second World War by the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB). These coaches were 26.4 m long and had doors at each end as well as compartments opening off a corridor as follows:

  • 12 compartments each with 6 seats in 2nd class
  • 10 compartments each with 6 seats in 1st class

Composite coaches usually had six 2nd class compartments and five 1st class compartments Type X coaches went into service in many countries, the largest numbers being deployed by the DB and the Italian state railways.

See also: UIC X coaches of the DB

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