Note: Because there are so many different types each coach will be listed using individual numbers where possible.
Above: 'Bn' 21585 at Sai Gon August 2010
Some Information Regarding DSVN Coaches:
Coach Types:
An: 'Soft Beds', car numbers start with '1'
Bn: 'Hard beds', car numbers start with '2'
A: 'Soft' seats, car numbers start with '3'
B: 'Hard' seats, Car numbers start with '4'
C: Very Hard seats?, car numbers start with '5' (some of these cars appear to be very old)
HC:, Dining Car, car numbers start with the number '6'
HL: Baggage Van, car numbers start with '7'
CVPD: Power Car, car numbers start with the number '8' (also BVPD)
A2T: Double Deck Coach
Verified Individual Coach numbers:
Type 'An"An: 'Soft Beds', car numbers start with '1'
Bn: 'Hard beds', car numbers start with '2'
A: 'Soft' seats, car numbers start with '3'
B: 'Hard' seats, Car numbers start with '4'
C: Very Hard seats?, car numbers start with '5' (some of these cars appear to be very old)
HC:, Dining Car, car numbers start with the number '6'
HL: Baggage Van, car numbers start with '7'
CVPD: Power Car, car numbers start with the number '8' (also BVPD)
A2T: Double Deck Coach
Verified Individual Coach numbers:
| Coach Type |
Car Number |
Description |
Remarks |
| An |
11610 |
White, red lower third, side moldings, modern rounded windows |
Has markings on side, special car? |
| An |
11723 |
'Livitrans' (Vimico) Dark red, White, Light Blue, side moldings, rounded modern windows |
Publicity Photo? |
| An |
11516 |
Red White and Blue smooth sided, modern rounded windows |
|
| An |
11751 |
Light Blue White Blue stripe, side molding not between windows, Modern rounded windows |
"Ratraco Travel Train" |
| An |
11854 (fuzzy) |
White Blue Dbl thin red stripe, DSVN logo, side molding, square windows |
|
| An |
11917 |
Green,
'Chinese'style |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| An |
11908 |
Green,
'Chinese' style |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| An |
11702 |
'Blue Train'
white and blue with red lining |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| An |
11654 |
'Blue Train' |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| An |
11665 |
'Blue Train' |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| An 3 (?) |
11615 |
Light Blue, Dark Blue |
See photo below. Not sure
what the extra '3' means. |
| An |
11927 |
'Anh Do' with modern windows, red,white and blue, curved sides, airconditioned |
Saigon February 2012 |
Type 'Bn'
| Coach Type |
Car Number |
Description |
Remarks |
| Bn |
21805 |
Green, smooth sides, body slightly curved at bottom (could be photo problem), modern rounded windows |
|
| Bn |
21525 |
Red White and Blue, modern smooth side, rounded windows |
Saigon Yard |
| Bn |
21580 (a little fuzzy) |
Light Blue and Dark Blue and White, modern smooth sided and rounded windows |
|
| Bn |
21577 |
Light Blue and dark Blue and White, Modern smooth sided, rounded windows |
|
| Bn |
21527 |
Red White and Blue Smooth sided, rounded windows |
|
| Bn |
21561 |
||
| Bn |
21585 |
Pale blue
and dark blue with white stripe DSVN marking on side. Smooth sided.
Rounded windows. |
Photographed
at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| Bn |
21855 |
Green,
'Chinese' style, rounded windows |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| Bn |
21655 |
Green. 'Chinese' style,
rounded windows |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
Above: 'Chinese' style coach in the green colour scheme.
Type 'A'
| Coach Type |
Car Number |
Description |
Remarks |
| A |
331667 |
'Anh Do' style, small windows (original), bright red side and ends, white stripes above and below windows. |
Delivery photo? |
| A |
31407 |
'Anh Do' style, curved sides, large modern windows, Blue Train |
|
| A |
31402 |
Yellow, blue white, side mouldings, modern rounded windows |
"New Golden Trains", Saigon yard |
| A |
31582 |
Light Blue dark blue and white, Modern smooth sided, rounded windows |
|
| A |
31617 |
Green, yellow stripe, side molding, updated (?) rounded windows |
Very dirty. |
| A |
31514 |
Red White and Blue, smooth sided, rounded windows | |
| A |
31556 |
Red White and Blue, smooth sided, rounded windows |
|
| A |
31635 (?) |
Red White and Blue |
Shed, number fuzzy |
| A |
31551 |
Red White and Blue |
Sai Gon |
| A |
31716 |
Green,
'Chinese' style, rounded windows |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| A |
31605 |
Green,
Chinese' style, rounded windows |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| A |
31552 |
Red, white and blue, Airconditioned, modern windows, smooth sides |
Saigon February 2012 |
| A |
31316 |
Red, white and blue, Airconditioned, modern windows, smooth sides, square section along roof |
Saigon February 2012 |
| A |
31559 |
Red, white and blue, Airconditioned, modern windows, smooth sides | Saigon February 2012 |
| A |
31587 |
Dark blue, white and light blue, airconditioned, smooth sides, modern windows |
Saigon February 2012 |
| A |
31351 |
Red, white and blue, Airconditioned, modern windows, smooth sides | Saigon February 2012 |
Double Deck
| A2T |
2101 |
White, thick straight blue stripe, thin red stripe above blue |
Builders photo? |
| A2T |
2102 |
Red White and blue |
DSVN/Builder's photo |
| A2T |
2103 |
White,thick blue stripe, thin red stripe "Blue Train" |
Saigon Yard |
| A2T |
2105 |
'Blue Train" |
Photographed Saigon Station August 2010 |
Above: Type A2T double deck coach built in Vietnam. VNR photo.
Type 'B'
| Coach Type |
Car Number |
Description |
Remarks |
| B |
41553 |
Red, White and Blue, smooth side, modern rounded windows |
|
| B |
41521 |
White, gree side panel "Green Train", molded sides, modern rounded windows |
|
| B (?) |
4081 (possibly 41081) |
Light blue, square open windows, side molding, dark yellow around windows |
Old photo, Chinese style cars, many painted light blue at one stage, possibly 1980's |
| B |
41464 |
Green, 'Anh Do', curved sides, small windows (original?) |
Thap Cham |
| B |
41373 (? fuzzy) |
Green, 'Chinese' style |
|
| B |
41492 |
Green, yellow stripe,'Anh Do', curved sides,original windows | Photographed
at Sai Gon Station August 2010 and Saigon February 2012 |
| B |
41681 |
Green,
'Chinese' style |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| B |
41378 |
Green,
'Chinese' style |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| B |
41310 |
Green, 'Chinese' style |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| B |
41486 |
Green, yellow stripe,'Anh Do', curved sides,original windows |
Saigon February 2012 |
| B |
41480 |
Green, yellow stripe,'Anh Do', curved sides,original windows | Saigon February 2012 |
| B |
41460 |
Green, yellow stripe,'Anh Do', curved sides,original windows | Saigon February 2012 |
Type 'C'
| Coach Type |
Car Number |
Description |
Remarks |
| IICD |
5535 |
Older style
coach with curved sides |
|
| IC |
55642 | Older style, green, yellow stripes, completely open windows, French? |
Simlilar to older brakevans |
| IB |
43470 |
Older Style, green,dbl yellow stripes, windows square, wide open |
Crossing Long Bien Bridge (quite a long time ago) |
Above: A much older type of coach, class 'IICD'. These coaches (or ones very similar to them) were in service in the 1930's.
Type 'HC'
| Coach Type |
Car Number |
Description |
Remarks |
| HC |
61503 |
Green, side moldings square windows, yellow stripe |
|
| HC |
61907 |
Green, side moldings, older windows |
|
| HC |
61557 |
Red white
and blue, yellow lettering |
Photgraphed
at Saigon August 2010 |
| HC |
61626 |
Yellow white blue square windows "Golden Trains" molding on side |
Sai Gon |
| HC |
61573 |
Red White and Blue, yelow lettering, modern smooth sided with rounded windows |
|
| HC |
61627 |
Red, white and blue, smooth sides, modern windows, square section on roof. |
Saigon February 2012 |
Type 'HL'
| Coach Type |
Car Number |
Description |
Remarks |
| HL |
71751 |
Green, 'Chinese style' |
Could be Nha Trang |
| HL |
71501 |
Green
baggage van |
Photographed
at Sai gon Station August 2010 |
| HL |
71508 |
Green
baggage van |
Photographed
at Sai gon Station August 2010 |
| HL |
71751 |
Green,
'Chinese' style, 'Cam Lua' on side. |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| HL |
71511 |
Green,yellow stripe, Baggage Van |
Saigon, February 2012 |
| HL |
71505 |
Green, yellow stripe, Baggage Van | Saigon February 2012 |
| HL |
71402 |
Green, yellow stripe, Baggage Van | Saigon February 2012 |
Above: HL 71501 being shunted at Saigon August 2010
Type 'BV PD/CV PD'
| Coach Type |
Car Number |
Description |
Remarks |
| CVPD |
81321 |
Yellow Blue White Side moulding "Golden Trains", modern rounded windows, blue roof |
|
| CV PD |
81614 |
'Blue Train'
White and blue, red lining, 'Chinese style, rounded (Modern) windows |
Photographed
at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| CVPD |
81614 |
As above, but red,white and blue, mouldings on sides. So must have been repainted. |
Saigon February 2012 |
| BV PD |
81625 |
Green,
'Chinese' style |
Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
| CV PD |
81324 |
'Blue Train' White and blue, red lining, 'Chinese style, rounded windows | Photographed at Sai Gon Station August 2010. |
Standard Gauge (1435 mm)
These coaches are used on the Hanoi-Halong standard Gauge line. They are very American in appearence.
| Coach Type |
Car Number |
Description |
Remarks |
| HL |
Photographed
on Line October 2009 |
||
| B |
Photographed on Line October 2009 | ||
| C |
Photographed on Line October 2009 |
Above: A photo I took of standard gauge (1435 mm) coach and baggage/brake van on Ha Noi-Ha Long service. October 2009.
Above: Coaches on the same Ha Long bound standard gauge train. A close look suggests that they are classified as type 'B' and 'C'.
Above: A modern airconditioned type being refurbished. The blue white and red colour scheme seems to be the currently preferred one.
Photo: Richard Gennis
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