Combination second class and buffet carriage Co8cs 3200
Passenger carriage Co8cs 3200 is a combination second class and buffet carriage. It has compartments and saloons with 54 seats, and a smaller café area at one end with 24 seats.
Built in 1938 by Allmänna Svenska Järnvägsverkstäderna in Linköping, the carriage has a riveted steel body. It served as a third class carriage until 1956, when it was upgraded to second class.
This type of carriage was used in express trains on the main lines, as a complement to the train’s restaurant carriage. The restaurant carriage only offered seated meals, while the buffet carriage offered a smaller and lighter assortment. The buffet carriages were also used in other trains whether there was a need for catering.
Carriage 3200 was completely renovated in 1998 and has the appearance of a third class carriage from 1938–1956.
Manufactured
ASJL, 1938
Seats
54 in 2nd class + 24 in the café
Length
23.5 metres
Weight
46 tonnes
Maximum permitted speed
130 km/h