UIC Passenger Coach Types - UIC Type Z

UIC Type Z

With the development of Eurofima coaches a new level of comfort was achieved; the number of compartments was reduced whilst keeping to the same overall length, the coaches were also air-conditioned. These coaches were designated from 1976 as type Z. But because various railways still did not want to procure air-conditioned coaches or wanted to reduce the number of compartments compared with the type X (the SBB on all its acquisitions since 1969), the class was eventually divided into Z1 and Z2:

• Z1 = air-conditioned coaches with a reduced number of compartments
• Z2 = non air-conditioned coach with a reduced number of compartments

namely:

• 11 compartments of 6 seats in 2nd class
• 9 compartments of 6 seats in 1st class

Composite coaches usually had 6 2nd class compartments and 4 1st class compartments

On the Eurofima coach the gangway was changed from the folding doors characteristic of type X and Y to pneumatically-operated swinging-sliding doors.