The HZ 21 78 154 0000-7 »Gbkks-z« freight car is a modification of the more common »Gbs« series (no. 150). Photographed at Koprivnica railway station on 2000/09/18 at 7:45.
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Explanation of the numbers and letters:<br>
21 RIV = two-axled railway owned freight car, apt for international traffic [RIV = Regulations concerning the reciprocal use of wagons in international traffic]<br>
78 = the ID-number of HZ [Croatian Railways]<br>
154 = number of the freight car series, also represented using the letters »Gbkks«:<br>
G = closed wagon<br>
b = with single axles, length exceeding 12 meters, and the available volume exceeding 70 m^3<br>
kk = load capacity 20 to 25 tons<br>
s = apt for the speed up to 100 km/h<br>
z = equipped with mechanic brakes<br>
0000 = number of the unit<br>
7 = control digit

Photo & scan: Tin Sipos <tsipos@usa.net>