UIC-X
UIC-X coaches at Haydarpaşa station.
In serviceRetired or refurbished into modernized coaches.
ManufacturerTÜVASAŞ
Built atAdapazarı Plant
Family nameUIC-X
Constructed1975
Entered service1975-2010s
Refurbished2010s
Number builtN/A
OperatorsTurkish State Railways
Specifications
Car body constructionWelded steel
Car length26.4 m (86 ft 7 in)
Width2.825 m (9 ft 3.2 in)
Height4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Floor height1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)
Platform height480 millimetres (19 in) preferred
EntryStep entry
DoorsManually opened/closed doors
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Coupling systemScrew and buffer coupling
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

TCDD UIC-X coaches were a type of passenger railcar that the Turkish State Railways operated on most express and regional trains from the 1970s to the early 2000s. These cars were built by TÜVASAŞ at their Adapazarı plant in cooperation with the International Union of Railways (UIC) in order to standardize Turkish railcars with international standards.[1] Before the TVS2000 became the new standard of the railway, these coaches were the most popular railcar in the country. Beginning in the 2000s, they have been slowly phased out, with a large majority of them being retired or refurbished into modernized railcars, similar to the TVS2000s.

References

  1. Türkiye Vagon Sanayi A.Ş. (in Turkish). Adapazarı: TÜVASAŞ. p. 3. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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