Wagon Codes

What are the Wagon Codes? You cannot use same wagon type to transport passengers, goods & animals. Therefore we have to use different types of coaches & wagons that are made for a selected purpose. To ease the management purposes these coaches & wagons should be categorized using a wagon code & numbered. These wagon codes & numbers can be seen on its’ body.

The wagons & coaches of Sri Lanka Railways can be mainly divided into 3 main categories as Passenger, Goods & Other Wagons. Let’s consider these types one by one.

Wagon Codes

Passenger

AFC – Air Conditioned First Class

ARC – Air Conditioned Restaurant Car

ARS – Air Conditioned Reserved Saloon

FC – First Class

FCB – First Class Buffet

FS – First & Second Class Composite

FST – First Second and Third Class Composite

FSTV – First Second and Third Class Composite Break Van

FSV – First and Second Class Composite Break Van

MCG – Motor Car with Guards’ compartment

NF – First Class Sleeping Berth (Convertible)

NFB – First Class Buffet car convertible

NFS – First and Second composite Sleeper, First and Second Class Convertible??

NFSBU – First and Second Class Sleeper/Buffet??

NS – Second Class Sleeping Berth (Convertible)

OFV – First Class Observation Saloon with Brake Van

PBC – Passenger Break Van with racks for curd

PBF – Passenger Break Van with Fish Compartment

RS – Reserved Saloon

SBC – Suburban Bogie Coach

SBD – Suburban Bogie Dummy Car

SC – Second Class

SCBU – Second Class with Buffet Unit

SCR – Second Class Reserved

SCS – Second Class Sleeperette

SD – Second Class Dummy Car

ST – Second and Third Class composite coach

SV – Second Class with Brake van

TC – Third Class

TCBU – Third Class with Buffet Unit

TCS – Third Class Sleeperette

TV – Third Class with Brake Van

 

Goods

BCGS – Bogie Covered Goods Steel

BHO- Bogie Hopper Open

BLS – Bogie Low side Steel

BLW – Bogie Low side Wooden

BMT – Bogie Motor Gasoline Tank

BOT – Bogie Oil Tank.

BRW – Bogie Rail Wagons

CF – Container Flats

CGS – Covered Goods Steel

CV – Carriage Van

EV – Explosives Van

GBV – Goods Brake Van

HB – Horse Box

OT – Oil Tanks

PV – Parcel Van

WT – Water Tank

 

Others

BDBV – Breakdown Bogie Van

BDVK – Breakdown Van Kelani (KV)

BGBV – Bogie Goods Brake Van

BWTV – Way and Works Travelling Van

EPV – Electric power Van

GV – Generator Van

KC – Kitchen Car

PBV – Parcel Brake Van

POV – Post Office Van

RBV – Restaurant Break Van

RC – Restaurant Car

VV- Vegetable Van

WWL – Way & Work Low side?

Source: Document of Thurya Owitipana & Nipuna Dodanthenna published in Yakada Yaka – Sri Lanka Railways Facebook Group