The rolling stock of Museum Railway STAR is classified according to a fixed numbering system. Every vehicle carries a letter code followed by three digits. The letters indicate the type of vehicle. The first digit shows whether the vehicle is intended for passenger transport (1) or freight transport (2). The last two digits indicate the specific series.
Classification:
A – First-class passenger coach
B – Second-class passenger coach
C – Third-class passenger coach
D – Service or luggage van
E – Open freight wagon
F – Special open wagon
G – Covered freight wagon
H – Special covered wagon
K – Flat wagon
R – Four-axle flat wagon
T – Wagon with opening roof
WR – Restaurant car
U – Silo or hopper wagon
Z – Tank wagon
111–129 Two-axle passenger coach
131–139 Restaurant car
141–149 Four-axle passenger coach
151–189 Reserved numbers for passenger stock
191–199 Special coaches
211–229 Covered freight wagons
231–239 Open or low-sided wagons
241–245 Tank or hopper wagons
246–249 Reserved numbers
251–255 Side- or bottom-discharge wagons
256–257 VAM wagons
258–259 Reserved numbers
261–265 Low-sided wagons
266–269 Reserved numbers
271–279 Reserved numbers
281–289 Service or luggage vans
291–299 Special wagons
A quick look at the collection shows that we have 11 covered freight wagons (G211–G221). The number of K vehicles is 10 (K232–K234, K237, K238, K261–K265).
With this classification, it should not be difficult to work out what vehicles BD113 and BD144 are. An even greater challenge is to determine the numbers of the VAM wagons using the numbering system. That should be possible.
Do we know everything about our vehicles?
Unfortunately not. For several vehicles, the year of construction, manufacturer or first owner is still unknown. Research is ongoing, and any additional information is always welcome.
It is remarkable that almost every major Dutch railway vehicle manufacturer is represented at Museum Railway STAR: Allan Rotterdam, Werkspoor Amsterdam, Beijnes Haarlem and NoordNed Winschoten. Our oldest vehicle dates from 1898 and the newest from 1983, meaning that nearly 100 years of railway history are preserved at Museum Railway STAR.