This list contains the UIC classification of goods wagons and their meanings. The description is made up of a category letter (in capitals) and usually several index letters (in lower case).
The international system for the classification of
goods wagon
Goods wagons or freight wagons (North America: freight cars), also known as goods carriages, goods trucks, freight carriages or freight trucks, are unpowered railway vehicles that are used for the transportation of cargo. A variety of wagon types ...
s was agreed by the ''
Union internationale des chemins de fer
The International Union of Railways (, UIC) is an international rail transport industry body based in Paris.
History
The railways of Europe had originated during the nineteenth century as many separate concerns across numerous nations; this le ...
'' (UIC) in 1965 and subsequently introduced into member countries. For example it was adopted in Germany on 1 January 1968 replacing the previous
German railway wagon classes The system of German railway wagon classes (''Wagengattungen'') was introduced in Germany in 1902 and 1905 by the Prussian state railways based on their system of norms, and was soon taken up by the other state railways ('' Länderbahnen''). On the ...
that originated as early as 1905. The UIC classification has been amended several times since it began.
Not all wagons are given UIC designations. In Germany the few remaining
guards vans and
narrow gauge
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge (distance between the rails) narrower than . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and .
Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with Minimum railw ...
goods wagons have retained their original classifications.
Category letters
The following table contains the complete list of standard category letters. Letters A, B, C, D, P and W are reserved for coaches. However, also S is used for coaches and this doubles a goods wagons class.
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UIC classification of railway coaches.
Each goods wagons type is given a type number, whose first digit forms the fifth digit of the 12-digit
UIC wagon number.
Index letters
International index letters
National index letters
Country code 50: DR
Country code 80: DB
(Germany)
Country code 85: SBB
(Switzerland)
See also
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Austauschbauart
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Union Internationale des Chemins de Fer (UIC)
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UIC identification marking for tractive stock
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UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements
The UIC classification of locomotive axle arrangements, sometimes known as the German classification''The Railway Data File''. Leicester: Silverdale, 2000. p. 52. . or German system,Kalla-Bishop P.M. & Greggio, Luciano, ''Steam Locomotives'', Cr ...
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UIC classification of railway coaches
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UIC country codes
The UIC Country Code is a two digit-number identifying countries in which members of the International Union of Railways (UIC) are active. The UIC has issued numbering systems for rolling stock ( UIC wagon numbers) and stations that include the cou ...
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Numbering scheme
There are many different numbering schemes for assigning nominal numbers to entities. These generally require an agreed set of rules, or a central coordinator. The schemes can be considered to be examples of a primary key of a database management ...
Footnotes and references
External links
Marking of freight wagons (UIC site)
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Rolling stock classification systems
Classification of goods wagons
Rail transport standards
Railway vehicles register numbers