Code for the exchange procedure

The code for the exchange procedure has been written on the side wall of a railroad car as the first and second digits of the twelve-digit wagon number that has been in use since 1964 . It was made binding for the member railways by the UIC and the OSJD . The code was completely changed once in the past (2006) and later adapted due to the political changes in Europe and Asia and is reproduced here in the last valid version.

The basic structure of these two positions is:

Freight wagons: range 00 to 49 and 80 to 89
Passenger cars: area 50 to 79
Locomotives and railcars: area 90 to 99

Exchange code for freight wagons (digits 00 to 49 and 80 to 89)

In order to simplify cross-border traffic for freight wagons from a technical as well as operational point of view , an agreement ( RIV ) was concluded between various European railways as early as 1922 . A similar agreement ( PPW ) exists for some Eastern European and Asian countries.

In order to minimize the idling of freight wagons, some Western European railways formed a rolling stock ( RIV-EUROP ) in 1951 , which provides that freight wagons from other member railways can be used like their own. The INTERFRIGO pool has been created for refrigerated trucks . A similar pool ( OPW ), which existed from 1964 to 1990, was formed by the socialist-run state railways as a sub-organization of Comecon .

The international applicability comes to an end where railway lines of different gauges border one another. In order to counter this situation, vehicles with variable track widths or exchangeable wheelsets / bogies were developed. These requirements for the wheelsets were also worked into the code. All RIV freight wagons (01-06, 11-16, 21-26, 31-36), whose exchange code corresponds to an even number, can be used variably across gauges - all odd numbers denote a fixed gauge .

use

Jointly operated fleet of vehicles according to RIV-EUROP , INTERFRIGO or OPW - 1st digit 0 or 1

Can be used internationally in cross-border traffic in the area of only RIV or RIV and PPW - 1st position 2 or 3

Cannot be used internationally or only with special agreement - 1st position 4 or 8

Property feature RIV and PPW

railroad car - 2nd digit 1 or 2
Private car - 2nd digit 3 or 4
Rented and used as a private car - 2nd digit 5 or 6

Property feature PPW without RIV

Railway-owned wagon - 2nd digit 7 or 8, if 1st digit 2 or 3
Private car - 2nd digit 9 if 1st digit 2, 3, 4 or 8
rented and used as a private car - 2nd digit 7 or 8 if 1st digit 4 or 8

Wheelsets

Wagons with single wheel sets - 1st digit 0, 2 or 4
Cars with bogies - 1st digit a 1, 3 or 8
Fixed track wagons - 2nd digit a 1, 3, 5 or 7 (9 only for PPW in conjunction with 1st digit 2 or 3)
Wagons with variable gauge - 2nd digit a 2, 4, 6 or 8 (9 only for PPW in conjunction with 1st digit 4 or 8)

Exceptions

10 - Works cars and test cars with a fixed track width and single wheel sets or bogies
40 - the railway's own company car with a fixed track width and individual wheel sets
80 - railway company cars with a fixed track width and bogies
00, 20, 30, 09, 19 remain free
41, 43, 45, 81, 83, 85 - wagons with variable or fixed gauge, which can be used internationally by special agreements
42, 44, 46, 82, 84, 86 - wagons with variable or fixed gauge that cannot be used internationally

Exchange code for passenger coaches (digits 00 and 50 to 79)

For passenger coaches, the code is not that complicated, since coaches usually run in complete trains and, above all, according to a timetable . In order to avoid idle times, so-called circulation plans exist for locomotives and passenger trains . Analogous to the RIV agreement for freight wagons, there is also an agreement ( RIC ) for passenger coaches. Cars without RIC can be used in domestic cars or in certain countries by special agreement.

The exchange code can also be used to read off the equipment with air conditioning or pressure upgrade as well as re-gauging capability . For the possibility of being able to use a wagon on a certain train route, the energy supply of the wagon is also relevant, which can be found in the 7th and 8th digits of the wagon number .

Cannot be used internationally according to RIC

00 - vehicle is retired
50 - general passenger coaches for domestic traffic
55 - private passenger coaches for domestic traffic
60 - Railway company car of the passenger train type (previously also instead of 70 today)
65 - Autotransportwagen the goods wagon type
70 - Print density and air-conditioned passenger coaches
75 - Passenger coaches of private owners

Can be used internationally according to RIC

51 - non-air-conditioned passenger coach, fixed gauge
52 - non-air-conditioned passenger coaches, re-gauging (1435/1520 mm)
54 - non-air-conditioned passenger coaches, re-gauging (1435/1668 mm)
56 - non-air-conditioned private passenger coach, fixed gauge
61 - air-conditioned passenger coaches, fixed gauge
62 - air-conditioned passenger coaches, re-gauging (1435/1520 mm)
63 - Railway company car of the passenger train type
64 - air-conditioned passenger coaches, re-gauging (1435/1668 mm)
66 - air-conditioned private passenger coach, re-gauging (1435/1668 mm)
71 - sleeping car
73 - air-conditioned and pressurized wagon, fixed gauge

Interchangeable with OSJD

57 - general passenger carriages approved for OSJD railways

Marking for locomotives and traction vehicles (digits 90 to 99)

90 Others
91 Electric locomotive
92 diesel locomotive
93 Electric multiple unit (high-speed train) [multiple unit or sidecar]
94 Electric multiple unit (except high-speed train) [multiple unit or sidecar]
95 diesel multiple units [multiple units or sidecars]
96 Special sidecar
97 Electric shunter
98 Diesel shunter
99 special vehicle

For details see type designation system (identification) for traction vehicles .

Examples

In order to be able to read out the code of the freight wagon, the sections ›Use‹, ›Property feature‹ and ›Wheelsets‹ must be completely compared with the read code.

Code 23 means ›a private freight wagon with single wheel sets of fixed gauge that can be used in the area of RIV and PPW‹

Code 38 means ›a railroad-owned freight car with bogies of variable gauge that can only be used in the area of PPW‹

literature

Horst J. Obermayer / J. Deppmeyer: Passenger coaches. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, 1990
Horst J. Obermayer / J. Deppmeyer: Freight cars. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, 1985

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