Chabówka 2023-07-20
Passenger car type Bhuxz No. 05 701.
Wagon No. 05 701 Bhuxz, this is a Polish wagon, which was built in 1939 at the Lilpop, Rau and Loewenstein Works in Warsaw. The wagon is a representative of a very modern series of A-VIII wagons of steel construction. Electric welding was used in the construction of these wagons. Wagons of this type were characterized by a very comfortable and nice interior finish. The wagon has a corridor along one side, two entrance vestibules and two toilets. The vestibules have entrance doors on each side of the sides and doors leading through the platform to the next car in the train set. The car has 8 compartments with 8 seats on soft sofas. Due to the narrowing of the body at both ends of the cars, these cars were called "pikes". These narrowings were used to improve the aerodynamics of the wagons. The car body is supported on two bogies, which are two-axle.
The Bhuxz series cars were designed to serve the most prestigious trains in the period before the Second World War and after the war until the 1970s. These wagons replaced wagons of foreign origin, which were very worn out. These wagons were necessary for long-distance trains.
T-T data of Bhuxz series wagons:
Manufacturer Lilpop, Rau and Loewenstein plant in Warsaw. Length with bumpers 22.02 m. Wheel spacing 14.60 m. Number of seats 64. Maximum speed 80 km/h. Steam heating. Electrical installation.
Written by Karol Placha Hetman