VSM - Veluwsche Stoomtrein Maatschap collection in Beekbergen NL. A quick stop along the way to have a look to the depot on 03/04/2025.
Baggage car D 6087 was built in 1933 by Allan in Rotterdam. It was later re-renumbere D 6720, D 6320 and D 7614 (NVR 51 84 95-40 011-2). After retirement, it stood under a tarpaulin in Beekbergen and Apeldoorn for a long time, waiting for better times. Early 2017, the VSM started the overhaul of this baggage car. The restoration of the baggage car itself takes a long time because work is taking place in addition to the regular work on the other carriages.
This baggage space of this car contains, in addition to a side corridor, three lockable spaces made of mesh that were installed in the 1950s. By sealing these spaces by customs, the handling of transit goods at the border could be accelerated. A pipe can be seen over the roof of the baggage car in which the 12-core continuous UIC cable was installed. At the end of 1979, it was decided to install this cable to enable services with the ICR carriages. This cable was needed for the central control of door closing, heating, lighting, public address and the main reservoir line. The overhaul was completed in 2023 and repainted as D 7614.

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