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BDŽ passenger cars

Overview of normal gauge passenger cars supplied to BDŽ from the 1960s to the present.

At the beginning of the 1960s, the European railway companies united in the organizations UIC and OSJD dealt with the standardization of passenger cars for international traffic. While the UIC defined uniform cars of the UIC-X and UIC-Y types, the OSJD organization, in which the railways of the Eastern Bloc were united, defined slightly different types OSJD-A and OSJD-B.

Production of OSJD-B cars began in the GDR at the beginning of the 1960s, and one of the first foreign customers was the Bulgarian State Railways BDŽ, which received two smaller series of cars of this type in 1962 and 1963. Although car production in the GDR soon shifted to the UIC-Y type, in Bulgaria the OSJD-B type was further developed at domestic Andrey Zhdanov wagon factory in Dryanovo. By the end of the 1970s, more than 1000 cars of this type were produced in various series for BDŽ, which thus became the basis of the BDŽ fleet, and BDŽ thus became the largest operator of cars of this type. In the 1980s, cars of the unique B-84 type, characterized by its sloping sidewalls, were produced in the Dryanovo wagon factory. They were developed especially for BDŽ and were not in use anywhere outside Bulgaria. UIC-Y and later UIC-Z2 type cars were delivered from wagon factories in the GDR only in relatively small numbers and were mainly intended for international trains.

In the late 1980s, the Bulgarian economy fell into a serious crisis, which was reflected in the economic possibilities of the BDŽ state railways. Since the 1990s, the renewal of BDŽ's vehicle fleet has been solved, with one small exception, exclusively by buying used cars from abroad. First, at the beginning of the 1990s, a small number of second-hand cars were bought from the French railways SNCF, followed by repeated purchases of several hundred second-hand cars from the German railways DB, mostly coming from the East German railways DR. Some of the purchased cars are of the same series that BDŽ already owned from deliveries in the 1970s and 1980s - these are listed together here in the overview. The modernisation programme for older cars, common on other railways from former Eastern Bloc, was implemented only to a limited extent at BDŽ. The only exception mentioned regarding the purchase of new cars after 1989 is the delivery of 30 new sleeper cars from the Turkish Tüvasaş wagon factory in 2012.

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Compilation of data: Pavel Dvořák, additional information contributed by Ivan Pulevski, to whom many thanks are due.

All information without guarantee. Therefore, any clarifications and additions are welcome with thanks. Please send the information using the Report a bug form (the link is given under each car) or to the e-mail vagonweb(at)vagonweb(dot)cz.

Used sources:
Authors of car drawings: James McDonald, Daniel Hentschel, Thomas Niederl, pd.

The numbers of operating cars are taken from the website bgvagoni.weebly.com. In addition to operational cars, there is also a larger number of cars parked due to failed revisions. Due to the established practice of BDŽ in the use of its fleet, the number of operational and parked cars changes continuously.

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Wagen 1. Klasse
 
Am
50 52 19-74 001 ... 008 1984-1988(?) Drjanovo [8] 3 130 km/h
   
54
The two cars were originally built as mixed 1st and 2nd class (ABm) prototypes, both later converted to pure 1st class cars.
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Wagen 1. Klasse
 
Am
51 52 19-45 001 ... 015 1963 Bautzen [15] 0
   
54
Originally all cars were supplied as mixed 1st + 2nd class cars (AB). In 1964, the seats were switched between the cars, resulting in 7 first class cars and 8 second class cars, later the second class cars were also converted into first class cars.
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10.10.2023

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Wagen 1. Klasse
 
Am
51 52 10-15 19xx Drjanovo [max 150] 0
   
60
23 cars were renumbered 20-47, often without changing the class marking (Am).
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Wagen 1. Klasse
 
Am
5? 52 19-37 001 1989 <1> 0
19xx Drjanovo [1]
    
Experimental reconstruction of one Bm 20-47 car into a 1st class car in 1989. However, the project was not successful.
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Wagen 1. Klasse
 
Am, Ame
51 52 10-50 050 ... 068 1984-1990 Halberstadt 9 160 km/h
{19}    
60*
All cars are bought from DB (ex DR), but they are originally from different series.
Cars 050 ... 053: originally Am200 DB (ex Am DR), bought from DB in 2000.
Cars 054 ... 056: originally Bom DB (ex Bm DR), cars are marked and operated as 1st class, despite having eleven compartments.
Cars 057 ... 068: originally ABom DB (ex ABm DR), bought from DB in 2003.

* cars 054 ... 056 have 66 seats
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Wagen 1. Klasse
 
Ame, Am
51 52 19-50
51 52 19-40
51 52 19-40		 050 ... 100
101 ... 150
151 ... 19x(?)		 1972
1982
19xx		 Bautzen [51]
[50]
[40+]		 0
8
5		 140 km/h
   
54
Cars 050 ... 100: delivered directly to BDŽ. High roof, originally tilting windows (approx. in the upper third), later replaced by standard sliding windows. In 1996, 5 cars were reconstructed into buffet cars BRm 84-40
Cars 101 ... 150: delivered directly to BDŽ. Low roof.
Cars 151 ... 19x: second-hand cars purchased from DB (ex DR) in the 1990s. High roof, several cars were of the older UIC-Y type from the late 1960s (already withdrawn at BDŽ).
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Wagen 1. Klasse
 
Amp
51 52 15-63 001 ... 017 1997
199x-200x		 Dunakeszi
Drjanovo		 <2(?)>
<15(?)>		 13 100/140 km/h
[2(?)]
[15(?)]
    
58*
Reconstruction from Am 19-50 and WLABm cars. The first cars were reconstructed in DJV Dunakeszi (probably 2 cars), the others in Dryanovo.

* Cars 001 and 002 have 54 seats.
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24.10.2023

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Wagen 1. Klasse + Wagen 2. Klasse
 
ABm
51 52 30-40 001 ... 006 198x Halberstadt 0 2013 160 km/h
{6}    
60
Cars are bought from DB in 2003, originally ABom DB (ex ABm DR). BDŽ in operation until 2013.
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24.10.2023

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Wagen 1. Klasse + Wagen 2. Klasse
 
ABy, AByuu, AByz, ABmz
50 52 31-43 001 ... 025 199x ~22 140 km/h
1978-1983 Halberstadt
{25}		    
71
Cars are bought from DB in 2003, originally ABy(uu/z) DB (ex Bmh DR). Some cars are illogically marked as ABmz at BDŽ.
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Wagen 1. Klasse + Wagen 2. Klasse + Dienstwagen
 
ABbds
50 52 84-80 001 ... 010(?) 199x ??? ~2 160 km/h
19xx
{10(?)}		    
18+12
Cars are bought from DB, originally ABbd406 DB (ex BDomsb274 DB / BDmsb DR).
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Wagen 1. Klasse + Speisewagen
 
ARkimbz
61 52 85-97 001 ... 003 1991-1994 Talbot 0 200 km/h
19xx
{3}		    
18
Cars are bought from DB in 2008, originally ARkimbz262 DB for Interregio trains. In operation at BDŽ since 2009.
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Wagen 1. Klasse + Speisewagen
 
ARkimbz
61 52 85-97 004 ... 005 1971-1972 Hansa 0 200 km/h
{2}    
18
Cars are bought from DB in 2008, originally ARmz211 DB, they ran on BWE (Berlin-Warszawa-Express) trains in 2001-2007. In operation at BDŽ since 2010 and renamed to ARkimbz.
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Wagen 1. Klasse + Speisewagen
 
ARkimbz ARmbz(?)
61 52 85-97 006 ... 015 2015-2016 ~2
196x-197x
{10}		    
8 10 25 1
Cars are bought from DB in 2024, originally ARkimmbz288 DB.
The first car is in service from May 2025.
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25.9.2025

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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bbds
50 52 84-33
50 52 84-43		 001 ... ? 199x 0? 140 km/h
19xx Halberstadt
{?}		    
23
Cars are bought from DB, originally Bbd499 DB (ex BDwsb270 DB / Bghw DR).
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bee
50 52 29-37 001 ... 018 1990 Soulé 0
1953
1955		 ANF Crespin
Lorraine-Dietrich
{18}		    
72
The cars were bought from SNCF in 1991, originally B9c9 couchette cars (DEV AO U52 or U54). Cars were repaired at the Soulé in Bagnères-de-Bigorre in 1990 before being handed over to BDŽ. BDŽ in service as seat cars.
After withdrawal from regular service at BDŽ, three cars were renovated as historic cars in green paint. Their current status is unknown.
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bhmpz
61 52 84-44 001 ... 005 2009, 2021 Drjanovo <5> 3 100/140 km/h
[5]
    
65
Reconstruction from sleeping cars WLABm.
Cars 001 ... 002 were reconstructed at the Intercom Dryanovo in 2009. From the factory they were marked as Bph 51 52 25-63 041 ... 042, re-marked to Bhmpz 84-44 series probably before entering regular service.
Cars 003 ... 005 were reconstructed at the Intercom Dryanovo in 2021.
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bimz
50 52 22-97 001 ... 010 199x 4 200 km/h
198x
{10}		    
60
Cars are bought from DB in 2007, originally Bimz259 DB for Interregio trains.
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bm
50 52 27-47 001 ... 010(?) 19xx Khan Krum <max 10> 6 140
19xx Drjanovo [max 10]
    
80
Conversion of Bm 20-47/57 compartment cars to open space cars (retaining the original arrangement of seats with a side aisle) in the Khan Krum car repair shop. According to other sources, it is a finishing of the 20-57 or 20-40 cars that were left unfinished in Dryanovo. Converted cars were originally intended for passenger trains on the Samuil - Silistra line.
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bm
50 52 29-74 001 ... 307 1984-1988 Drjanovo [307] ~70 130 km/h
   
72*
* From 2022, one compartment is modified as a bistro with the sale of small snacks in some cars, the number of seats is reduced to 64.
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14.10.2023

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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bm
51 52 20-40 001 ... 021 1979 Drjanovo [21] 0 140
   
60
The last series of OSJD-B type cars produced in Dryanovo. The cars of this series were equipped with hot-air heating, unlike the previous 20-47/57. According to some sources, the continuation of production was prematurely terminated due to low production quality.
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bm
50 52 20-17 1965-19xx Drjanovo [~350] 0
   
80
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26.9.2023

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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bm
51 52 20-47
51 52 20-57		 001 ... 999
001 ... ???		 19xx-1979 Drjanovo [999]
[max 20]		 ~4
   
80*
Historically the most numerous type of BDŽ cars. There is no significant difference between the last 20-47 and 20-57 cars, the 20-57 series was introduced due to the exhaustion of serial numbers for the 20-47 series (999 cars).
* cars originally 1st class Am 10-15 have 60 seats.
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bm
50 52 20-15 19xx Drjanovo [?] 0
   
80
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bm, Bme, Bmz
51 52 21-50 001 ... 104(?) 1984-1990 Halberstadt ~30 160 km/h
{100+}    
66/88
Cars are bought from DB, originally Bom DB (ex Bm DR). About half of the cars have six-seat compartments, the other cars have eight-seat compartments.
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bme
51 52 20-40 042 ... 050 199x <9> 0 1999 140 km/h
1978 Bautzen [9]
    
60
Cars were rebuilding in the 1990s from the Bcm 51 52 59-40 661 ... 680 series couchette cars. Compartments have been modified to seat 6 only. Withdrawn in 1999.
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bme, Bm
51 52 20-40
51 52 20-40		 022 ... 041
051 ... 100		 1982
19xx		 Bautzen [20]
[50]		 1
0		 2007 140 km/h
   
80
Cars 022 ... 041: delivered directly to BDŽ. Low roof.
Cars 051 ... 100: second-hand cars purchased from DB (ex DR) in 1993-1997. Withdrawn at BDŽ until 2007.
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bmp
51 52 25-63 001 ... 037 1997
199x-200x		 Dunakeszi
Drjanovo		 <3>
<34>		 25 100/140 km/h
[3]
[34]
    
78
Reconstruction from Am 19-50 and WLABm cars. The first cars were reconstructed in DJV Dunakeszi (probably 3 cars), the others in Dryanovo.
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24.10.2023

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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bmpz
61 52 20-44 001 ... 012
013 ... 017		 2009, 2020-21
2021		 Septemvri
Drjanovo		 <12>
<5>		 7
5		 100/140 km/h
[12]
[5]
    
60/78
Reconstruction from sleeping cars WLABm.
Cars 001 ... 005 were reconstructed at the Kolovag Septemvri in 2009, 60 seats (2+1 seating arrangement). From the factory, they were marked as Bmp 51 52 25-63 045 ... 049, remarked as Bmpz 20-44 probably before entering regular service.
Cars 006 ... 012 were reconstructed at the Kolovag Septemvri in 2020-2021, 60 seats (2+1 seating arrangement).
Cars 013 ... 017 were reconstructed at the Intercom Dryanovo in 2021, 78 seats (2+2 seating arrangement).
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bmpz(?)
2023- Drjanovo <1> 0 160 km/h
1984-1988 Drjanovo [1]
    
74
Reconstruction from cars Bm 29-74. The first car was completed in 2023, but further continuation of this project was suspended in 2024.
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23.6.2024

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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bpb
51 52 25-63 038 ... 039 200x Drjanovo <2> 1 100/140 km/h
[2]
    
65
Reconstruction from Am 19-50 or WLABm cars. Initially serial marking Bpβ, later changed to Bpb.
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24.10.2023

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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bpmbz
61 52 22-97 101 ... 106 2015 ~4
1983-1986 LHB, WU
{6}		    
75 2
Cars are bought from DB in 2024, originally Bpmmbz284 DB.
The first cars are in service from June 2024. The first cars are in service from June 2024. Most of the cars are in the original DB livery, some have new BDŽ paint.
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
Bpmz
61 52 22-97 011 ... 070 2015 ~30
1983-1986 LHB, WU
{60}		    
80
Cars are bought from DB in 2024, originally Bpmmz284 DB.
The first cars are in service from June 2024. Most of the cars are in the original DB livery, some have new BDŽ paint.
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Wagen 2. Klasse
 
By, Byuu, Byz, Bmz
50 52 21-33
50 52 21-43
50 52 21-45		 001 ... 030(?)
001 ... 053(?)
001 ... 026(?)		 199x ~11
~38
~13		 140 km/h
1978-1983 Halberstadt
{30(?)}
{53(?)}
{26(?)}		    
80/83/86
Cars are bought from DB in 2003, originally By(uu/z) DB (ex Bmh DR). Some cars are illogically marked as Bmz at BDŽ.
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24.10.2023

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Wagen 2. Klasse + Speisewagen
 
BRm
51 52 85-55 047 ... 051(?) ??? 0 160 km/h
19xx
{5(?)}		    
36
Cars are bought from DB, originally Bomk DB/DR.
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24.10.2023

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Speisewagen
 
BRm
50 52 84-47
50 52 85-47		 19xx Drjanovo [?] 0
   
The individual cars differed from each other (different interior design, different type of bogies, windows and doors, different arrangement of windows and other details), which was due to the changing possibilities of the manufacturer at the time of production and also to later modification of the cars.
Due to the limited range of gastronomic services provided on board (only drinks and simple snacks), the cars were marked and operated as a buffet car, although the interior layout was more like a regular restaurant car (dining room with around 30 seats + kitchen). There were no standard seats in the car.
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10.10.2023

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Speisewagen
 
BRm
50 52 84-40 1996 <5> 0 140 km/h
1972 Bautzen [5]
    
Reconstruction from Am 19-50 cars in 1996.
Due to the limited range of gastronomic services provided on board (only drinks and simple snacks), the cars were marked and operated as a buffet car, although the interior layout was more like a regular restaurant car (dining room with around 30 seats + kitchen). There were no standard seats in the car.
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14.10.2023

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Speisewagen
 
WRm
51 52 88-80 016 ... 035 1980 Bautzen [20] 0 160 km/h
   
Some cars were sold to Intercom and are in service on the Optima Express train.
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24.10.2023

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Liegewagen
 
Bcm
51 52 50-80 681 ... 720
721 ... 734		 1986
19xx		 Bautzen [40]
[15]		 4
1		 160 km/h
   
60
Cars 681 ... 720: delivered directly to BDŽ.
Cars 721 ... 734: second-hand cars purchased from DB (ex DR) in 2001.

In 2005, 40 cars were sold to the private company Optima Tours, which operates the Optima Express train between Austria and Turkey.
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24.10.2023

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Liegewagen
 
Bcme, Bcm
51 52 59-40
51 52 59-40		 601 ... 660
661 ... 680		 1968
1978		 Bautzen [60]
[20]		 0
0		 140 km/h
   
54
Cars 601 ... 660 are UIC-Y type, delivered directly to BDŽ.
Cars 661 ... 680 are Y/B-70 type, delivered directly to BDŽ. In the 1990s, 9 cars were converted to seat cars Bme 51 52 20-40 042 ... 050.
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14.10.2023

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Schlafwagen
 
WLAB
51 52 64-84 523 ... 532 1962 Görlitz [10] 0 140
   
30
Originally delivered in dark green livery with yellow details.
Later renumbered to 51 52 60-40 531 ... 540, later 51 52 64-84 523 ... 532.
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10.10.2023

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Schlafwagen
 
WLABbmz
61 52 70-71 026 ... 030 2012 Tüvasaş [5] 5 160 km/h
   
8-24
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19.8.2023

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Schlafwagen
 
WLABm
51 52 60-80
51 52 60-80
51 52 70-30		 541 ... 565
566 ... 625
626 ... 6xx		 1972
1980
1970		 Görlitz
Görlitz
Bautzen		 [25]
[60]
[?]		 0
0
0		 160 km/h
   
10-30
Cars 541 ... 565: delivered directly to BDŽ. They were originally supplied as 1st class WLAm sleeping cars with double compartments, later the compartments were converted to triple (probably not all cars).
Cars 566 ... 625: delivered directly to BDŽ.
Cars 626 ... 6xx: second-hand cars purchased from DB (ex DR) in 1998.
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14.10.2023

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Schlafwagen
 
WLABmh
WLABmz
61 52 71-76
61 52 71-71		 001, 003-007, (008-012?)
002		 1967-1973 0 2012 160 km/h
{12}    
11-33
In 2008, a contract was concluded with the company Arvex for the delivery and reconstruction of 30 sleeper cars ex DB. In 2009, 12 cars were delivered, which only received a new paint job and minor interior repairs. Another 18 cars were never delivered, although most of the cars had already been paid for. Of the 12 cars delivered, 6 cars were soon scrapped due to various defects, the remaining 6 cars were in service only between 2009 and 2012. The entire order was probably constructed as a fraud from the beginning and became the subject of a long-term investigation.
Among the undelivered cars, in addition to other ex DB cars, there was also at least one T2 ex SNCB car, which had already received a new BDŽ livery, but it was never in operation at BDŽ.
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24.10.2023

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Schlafwagen
 
WLABmz
61 52 70-71 001 ... 025 2012 Tüvasaş [25] ~20 160 km/h
   
10-30
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24.10.2023

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Dienstwagen
 
Dlm
51 52 92-57 19xx Drjanovo [?] 1
   
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17.8.2023

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Dienstwagen
 
Dom
60 52 99-60 19xx Drjanovo [?] 0
   
Heating car - steam generator.
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14.10.2023

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Dienstwagen
 
Post
51 52 90-57 19xx Drjanovo [?] 0
   
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14.10.2023

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Dienstwagen
 
Post
51 52 00-43 196x Gredelj Zagreb 0 2006
{7(?)}    
Cars are bought from DB in 1993, originally Post DR. The last car at BDŽ was withdrawn from service in 2006.
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