Goods Wagons Identification Markings
General:
Identification markings for goods wagons serve for the identification of
the characteristics of goods wagons with respect to their loading and operation.
The european railroad companies have been using such markings for over 100
years, but an international unification in the framework of UIC took place
only in the sixties. Since then there exists a uniform classification, accepted
by all UIC-railways, but not used by all UIC member railways. In some railway
companies there still exist national classification schemes that are used
next to the UIC uniform markings.
Up to now, most detailed descriptions of the classification
schemes reference from this page are in German only. Is there somebody who
would like to help me translating them?
National classification schemes in use before the introduction of the UIC
system:
Who can supply me with information about other classification schemes?
UIC-Classification:
Beginning in 1960/64, the UIC introduced standardized classification markings
for freight wagons. The basic steps of development are as follows:
Besides those, smaller modifications in these schemes took place in the passing
of time. National classification system: A few countries use national
classification schemes in addition to, or instead of the UIC classification.
As far as I know, this is true for at least the following railroad
companies:
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The State Railway of Finland (VR) uses a national classification scheme,
which at first sight appears very similar to the UIC system, but partially
allocates other meanings to the letters.
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The State Railways of the Czech Republic (CD) use next to the UIC system
a national classification, that is mentioned, but not described, in "Katalog
nákladních vozu - Catalogue of Wagons - Katalog der
Güterwagen, Ceské dráhy - Czech railways - Tschechische
Bahnen, 1994, ISBN 80-85884-12-7."
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British Rail (and accordingly the consecutive companies) use TOPS (Total
Operations Processing System) widely instead of the UIC system. A description
can be found, for example, in: British Rail Wagon Fleet, B-Prefixed Freight
Stock. Author: J. Dickinson. South Coast, 1994. ISBN 1-872768-11-3, in the
magazine articles about TOPS, given below and under
TOPS Codes.
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The Railways of Spain (RENFE) use next to the UIC system a specific
classification mentioned, but not described, in "Album de Vagones, Cargas
RENFE, 1995."
Who can supply me with information on the above identification marking schemes
(particularly on VR, CD, RENFE), as well as other identification marking
systems?
Literature on Freight Wagon Classification Marks:
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UIC Leaflet No 438-2 - UIC-Merkblatt Nr. 438-2 - UIC Fiche No
438-2.
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Coating and Notation of Freight Wagons. The external appearance of German
freight wagons, (Title of the original: "Anstrich und Bezeichnung von
Güterwagen. Das äußere Erscheinungsbild deutscher
Güterwagen von 1864 bis heute.") The Author: Wolfgang Diener. Abend-Verlag,
1992. ISBN 3-926243-11-2.
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DB DV 754, Güterwagenvorschriften Teil 1 (Freight Wagon Regulations,
Part 1), 15. 10. 1952
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DB DV 754, Güterwagenvorschriften Teil 1 (Freight Wagon Regulations,
Part 1), 1. 10. 1959
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DB DV 754, Güterwagenvorschriften Teil 1 (Freight Wagon Regulations,
Part 1), 1. 10. 1962
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DB Kundenbrief, 12/64, Die neue international vereinheitlichte Kennzeichnung
der Güterwagen (The New International Standardized Identification Marking
of Freight Wagons), page 186.
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DB Kundenbrief, Sonderdruck zu 6/71, Die einheitliche Kennzeichnung der
Güterwagen (The Unified Identification Marking of Freight Wagons).
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DB Kundenbrief, Sonderdruck zu 1/80, Die einheitliche Kennzeichnung der
Güterwagen (The Unified Identification Marking of Freight Wagons).
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DB Kundenbrief, Sonderdruck zu 4/80, Kennzeichnung der DB-Güterwagen
(Identification Marking of Freight Wagons of the DB).
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Die Bundesbahn, 17/51, Rudolf Körner: Die neue Kennzeichnung und Nummerung
der Güterwagen der Deutschen Bundesbahn (The New Identification Marking
and Numbering of Freight Wagons of the DB), pages 592-594.
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Die Bundesbahn, 23/64, Eberhard von Olshausen: Das neue Kennzeichnungssystem
für die Güterwagen (The New Identification Marking System for Freight
Wagons, pages 948-963.
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ZEV Glasers Annalen, 11/65, Eberhard von Olshausen: Die internationale
Einheitskennzeichnung der Güterwagen (The Standardized Identification
Marking of Freight Wagons), pages 470-474.
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Güterwagen-Correspondenz ?/94, Nationale Kennbuchstaben bei Güterwagen
der DB (National Identification Letters on Freight Wagons of the DB), page
53.
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Güterwagen-Correspondenz ?/94, Neue nationale Kennbuchstaben bei der
DB AG (New National Identification Letters of the DB AG), page 117.
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Kupplung, 45 (4/96), Hermann Heless: ÖBB-Kennzeichnung der Güterwagen
1945-1970 (Identification Marking of Freight Wagons of the ÖBB 1945-1970),
pages 1-5.
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Kupplung, 49 (10/97), Kennzeichnung der Güterwagen im internationalen
Verkehr (Identification Marking of Freight Wagons in International Traffic),
page 16.
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Eisenbahn 7/64, Reimar Holzinger: Neue Eisenbahn-Gattungszeichen (New Railway
Identification Markings), pages 144-146.
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Die Modelleisenbahn, 1/62, J. Schimani: Die Bezeichnung der CSD-Güterwagen
(The Identification Markings of CSD Wagons), pages 9, 10D.
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Eisenbahn-Magazin, 8/82, Wolfgang Diener: Städtenamen an Güterwagen
(City Names on Freight Wagons), pages 19-23.
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Miniaturbahnen, 13/60, Peter Sonns: Neue internationale Gattungszeichen für
Güterwagen (New International Classification Markings for Freight Wagons),
pages 500-504.
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Miniaturbahnen, 10/69, H. Walter: Die neue Kennzeichnung der Güterwagen
der DB (The New Identification Marking of Freight Wagons of the DB), pages
640-644.
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Modelleisenbahner, 7/85, Helmut Behrends, Wolfgang Hensel, Gerhard Wiedau:
Güterwagen deutscher Eisenbahnen, Teil 12, Bezeichnung und Anschriften
an Güterwagen von 1920 bis heute (Wagons of German Railways, Part 12,
Classification of and Inscriptions on Wagons from 1920 to today), pages 15-18.
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Continental Modeller January/February '87, Guy Driffield: UIC identification
codes (freight) - Part 1, pages 258, 265.
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Continental Modeller March/April '87, Guy Driffield: UIC identification codes
(freight) - Part 2, pages 291, 292.
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Continental Modeller May/June '87, Guy Driffield: UIC identification codes
(freight) - Part 3, pages 343, 344.
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Rail, 126, TOPS Wagon Codes - Part 1, page 37.
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Rail, 128, TOPS Wagon Codes - Part 2, page 45.
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Rail, 130, TOPS Wagon Codes - Part 3, page 45.
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Rail, 132, TOPS Wagon Codes - Part 4, page 3?.
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Rail, 136, TOPS Wagon Codes - Part 5, page 45.
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Rail, 140, TOPS Wagon Codes - Part 6, page 45.
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Rail, 142, TOPS Wagon Codes - Part 7, page 23.
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Railway Modeller, 12/82, Harry Drummond: British Rail TOPS Codes - 1, pages
440-442.
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Railway Modeller, 1/83, Harry Drummond: British Rail TOPS Codes - 2, pages
28-30.
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Railway Modeller, 2/83, Harry Drummond: British Rail TOPS Codes - 3, pages
54-56.
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Railway Modeller, 3/83, Harry Drummond: British Rail TOPS Codes - 4, pages
108-110.
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Railway Modeller, 4/83, Harry Drummond: British Rail TOPS Codes - 5, pages
138-140.
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Railway Modeller, 5/83, Harry Drummond: British Rail TOPS Codes - 6, pages
198, 199.
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Les cahier du modelisme, 13 (2/95), Roger Pichon: Le marquage des wagons,
années 50 (Identification Markings on Wagons in the Fifties), pages
14-16.
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Les cahier du modelisme, 17 (2/96), Marquage des wagons - SNCF 1938 &
Anciens Réseaux (Identification Markings on Wagons - SNCF 1938 and
"Old Networks"), pages 30-34.
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Loco Revue, Fiches Documentaires, ancienne série (documentation sheets,
old series):
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54ème série:
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Marquage SNCF wagons (SNCF Wagon Marking)
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Marquage UIC wagons (UIC Wagon Marking)
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