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Sdt 5085 9803 103-9 car transport wagon with protective roof, BLS, 1969Faster to the south with the car on the trainThe BLS railway company began conveying cars with their occupants through the Lötschberg and Simplon tunnels in 1926. In the early days, they were carried on open goods wagons hitched onto the back of a passenger or freight train. With the timetabled car/rail service launched in 1960, passengers stay in their cars. The car transport wagons now have roofs to guard against falling stones or contact with the catenary wire. The BLS celebrated its 40 millionth car transport in 2010.
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  • Sdt 5085 9803 103-9 car transport wagon with protective roof, BLS, 1969
    Faster to the south ...

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  • Sdt 5085 9803 103-9 car transport wagon with protective roof, BLS, 1969
    Faster to the south with the car on the train

    The BLS railway company began conveying cars with their occupants through the Lötschberg and Simplon tunnels in 1926. In the early days, they were carried on open goods wagons hitched onto the back of a passenger or freight train. With the timetabled car/rail service launched in 1960, passengers stay in their cars. The car transport wagons now have roofs to guard against falling stones or contact with the catenary wire. The BLS celebrated its 40 millionth car transport in 2010.
  • Inventory No.VHS-11935
  • Original/modelOriginal-Fahrzeug
  • Object typeObject (three-dimensional)
  • Manufacturer/operatorSWS Schweizerische Wagons- + Aufzügefabrik AG (Schweiz. Wagonsfabrik Schlieren, Schweiz. Waggonsfabrik AG) (1899 - 1985), Manufacturer
    BLS Bern-Lötschberg-Simplon Bahn (1907 - 2006), Operator or user
    BLS AG (*2006), Operator or user
  • GeographyTerritory: Kandersteg - Lötschberg - Gampel - Simplon - Iselle, Kanton Bern, Kanton Wallis, Italien
  • DatingBaujahr 1969
  • Object weightL x B x H L über Puffer 2467 x 1900 cm
    Gewicht 22000 kg
    Nutzlast/Ladegewicht 20000 kg
  • Type of propulsionNo drive