Convey Sorefame

The cars Sorefame indicate a type of Voiture of railroad used by the Railroads Portuguese (CP). Its name comes from the company which builds them, the Sorefame or Sociedades Reúnidas de Fabricações Metálicas (Union of the companies of steel construction).

Introduced between 1963 and 1975, these cars with case and stainless steel structure were born from collaboration between the Portuguese company and the american company Budd Company. It is more the big family of cars of railroad of the CP. They are partly inspired by the cars DEV. stainless of the SNCF.

Use

These cars were used for any type of lines, more “prestigious” (South-Express train, Foguete, Miragaia - São Jorge, Invicta-Sete Colinas) or of the regional trains. Following the modernization of the railroads, the cars of origin were given up by many lines, but they are always used by the South Express train, of the interregional lines, the extra trains or the hirings. Others however were modernized and are used by the network InterCidades (InterCités).

Several cars were also sold with the Argentine.

Characteristics

  • Manufacturer: Sorefame, on license of Budd Company.

  • Spacing: 1668 Misters
  • Series:
    • 1st generation a:
      • Brought into service: 1963/1964
      • Air-conditioning: not
      • Maximum speed: 120 km/h (xx-22) and 140 km/h (xx-40 and xx-50)
      • Length: 26,62 m and 26,12 m (85-40 010)
      • Standard of cars:
        • Compartments 1st class (6 times 9 sitted places): 19-22 012 to 033 (A9yf 871 to 892) and 19-22 034 to 038 (A9yf 1011 to 1015)
        • Compartments 1st and 2nd classes (6 times 4 sitted places (1st) and 8 times 5 (2nd)) : 39-20 001 to 007 (AB9yf 831 to 837)
        • Compartments 1st and bar (6 times 7 sitted places): 85-40 011 to 016 (84-22 003 with 008/AR7yf 1021 to 1026)
        • restoring Coach: 88-50 001 to 003 (SRyf 861 to 863).
    • 1st generation b:
      • Brought into service: 1968
      • Air-conditioning: not
      • Maximum speed: 140 km/h
      • Lengths: 26,62 m and 21,50 m (92-69)
      • Standard of cars:
        • Compartments 1st and 2nd class (6 times 5 sitted places (1st) and 8 times 5 (2nd)) : 30-69 001 to 009 (AB10yf 841 to 849)
        • Compartments 2nd class (8 times 11 sitted places): 21-69 001 to 050 (B11yf 1051 to 1100)
        • Living room 2nd class (96 sitted places): 22-69 001 to 040 (Bsyf 1401 to 1440)
        • Baggage cars or generator: 92-69 001 to 021 (Dyf 551 to 571).
    • 2nd generation:
      • Brought into service: 1972 (10-69), 1973 (22-40) and 1975 (21-40)
      • Air-conditioning: not
      • Maximum speed: 140 km/h
      • Length: 26,62 m
      • Standard of cars:
        • Compartments 1st class (10 times 6 sitted places): 10-69 001 to 028 (A10yf 911 to 938)
        • Living room 1st class (64 sitted places): 10-69 500 to 519 (Asyf 1111 to 1130)
        • Compartments 2nd class (8 times 11 sitted places): 21-40 001 to 030
        • Living room 2nd class (96 sitted places): 22-40 001 to 080.
    • transformed Cars:
        • Compartments 1st class and bar (6 times 7 sitted places): 85-40 001 to 003 (19-22), 85-50 001 to 004 (21-69) and 85-40 021 to 024 (Carel and Fouché: 38-22) (transformed into 1983/1984)
        • Restaurant: 88-40 001/002 (22-40), 88-40 003 (10-69 5xx) and 88-40 004 (30-69), 88-40 011 to 013 (Carel and Fouché: 38-22) (transformed into 1984)
        • special Living room: 89-50 001 to 006 (10-69 5xx), the 89-50 005 and 006 handing-over with the type 10-69 5xx (transformed into 1977/1978)
    • modernized Cars:
      • Modernization: EMEF (Undertaken railway handling of equipment)
      • Brought into service: 1994
      • Air-conditioning: yes
      • Maximum speed: 160 km/h
      • Length: 26,62 and 26,40 m (1st/bar) -
      • Standard of cars:
        • Living room 1st class: 10-74 001 to 003 (19-22)
        • Living room 1st class and bar: 85-74 101 to 111 (19-22)
        • Living room 2nd class: 20-74 001 to 031 (21-69).
        • (Note: classification UIC at summer introduced into the CP in 1973)

  • Series in service:

    • 2nd generation
    • Modernisees
    • 22-69, 39-20; 85-40 0xx/01x, 85-50; 88-50 and 92-69 (only for the generators of the InterCidades trains and with the service of Refer (Portuguese Rail network)).

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