Noted on 17/11/04 were the following (with photos):

51 81 50-30 000-3 Bcm 243
51 81 50-30 001-1 Bcm 243
51 81 50-30 002-9 Bcm 243
51 81 50-30 004-5 Bcm 243
51 81 50-30 005-2 Bcm 243
These are all 38t, 60S, 120k. Livery is NS blue with yellow stripe.

51 81 50-40 000-1 Bcüm 243
51 81 50-40 008-4 Bcüm 243
These are all 40t, 60S, 120k. Livery is DB blue/cream.

51 81 59-80 005-2 Bcmz

In addition, the following couchettes were noted at Wörgl:
51 81 50-40 002-7 Bcüm 243
51 81 50-40 007-6 Bcüm 243
51 81 59-80 008-6 Bcmz

The 50-30 series are former NS coaches (originally DB), and the 50-40 series previously direct from DB. Anyone have any former numbers?

Some discussion of these coaches occurred in the uicstock group, too.

Railion (D) has ordered for delivery between 2006 and 2008, eighty Sggrss wagons (with three options each for a further 80 vehicles). Noted on gueterwagen.

Length over buffers: 26.39m. Wheel diameter: 920mm. Tare: 24.5t. Capacity (SS): 95.5t. Max speed: 120km/h.

On the Trier - Saarbrücken route on 25th October, a derailment occurred with an iron ore train and some 16 wagons found themselves 'in the dirt'. Apparently the route was closed until 1st November.

One wagon number visible was 81 80 666 4 323-5. Noted in the latest EK.

Check digits not listed.

Converted Amz to Ampz: 61 81 19-71 006/15-7, 61 81 18-75 004 renumbered 61 81 18-71 006/15-7, 61 81 18-95 004 respectively.

Converted Bmpz to Bmpz-l: 50 81 20-75 385/269/539/416/542/89/297/513/321/76 renumbered 50 81 21-73 422-4/7-33 respectively.

Converted BDmpsz to ADmpsz: 73 81 82-91 005/7/9/11/31 renumbered 73 81 81-91 005/7/9/11/31 respectively.

Converted Bm to Museumswagen: 50 81 22-35 503 renumbered 80 81 973 2 715.

Upgraded to 200km/h and fitted with new vacuum-toilet: 61 81 21-70 104/9/10/20/42, 61 81 21-71 067/8, 61 81 30-70 020/5 renumbered 61 81 21-90 104/9/10/20/42, 61 81 21-91 067/8, 61 81 30-90 020/5 respectively.

Fitted with new vacuum-toilet: 61 81 21-70 041/6/9/103/22/9/33, 61 81 21-71 008/37/48/9.

Upgraded interior and new grey livery: 70 81 20-94 030/49/52, 61 81 21-70 019, 73 81 21-91 106/12/7/25/7/44/53/9/60/84, 73 81 29-91 000/9/17/20/9/32/64/75.

Withdrawn: 61 81 19-90 900, 50 81 28-33 053, 50 81 29-35 027/72/151/82/221/34/361/738, 50 81 82-35 020/6, 51 81 95-30 009/106.

Transferred back to CNL: 61 81 28-94 522 to 528 renumbered 61 85 09-94 522 to 528 respectively.

Leased to BRKS (Slovakia): 50 81 29-35 084.

Information from Eisenbahn Österreich 11/2004.

Railion (D) are receiving from Greenbrier, Poland 400 new vans numbered 31 80 274 0 000-7 to 399-3 for the carriage of paper. Noted in the latest EK.

Technical noted on Eisenbahn-Revue International 11/2004:

Railion (D) have taken on 110 former Railion (NL) Ealnos 201 wagons, originally built Waggonfabrik Talbot 1988. They have been converted at Bahntechnik Kaiserslautern GmbH during summer 2004 and 31 84 593 2 000 to 055 and 100 to 113 have been renumbered 31 80 537 6 710 to 779 respectively, with the last fifteen fitted with a parking brake. Country code 80 D-DB is now carried.

Numbers 31 80 537 6 600 to 709 were added to the DB fleet in the late 1990s, and are former NS Eanos 201 wagons. Details of the former numbers of these would be appreciated.

I personally noted 31 80 537 6 740-2 at Rosenheim on 17/11/04.

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