Serial classification letters of the MÁV passenger carriages

Valid from 01/01/1958 to May 1969 (international traficc) and 31/10/1970 (domestic traffic)

Main serial classification of passenger carriages

Letter	Description
A	1st class coach
B	2nd class coach
AB	1 & 2.class coach
D	Luggage van
E	Freight waggon equipped for passenger transport
F	Mail van
DF	combined luggage and mail van
DB	Luggage van with 2.class compartment
BD	2.class coach with luggage compartment
H	For local traffic
WL	Sleeping car
WR	Restaurant car

Sub-serial classification of passenger carriages

Letter	Description
a	4 axled vehicle with bogies
b	5 axled vehicle
c	Couchette coach
e	Central draw and buffer gear
ét	Catering service with storage facility
f	4 axled car with wooden frame
h	Long car or for local transport
i	Open intercar gangway (international traffic)
k	Open saloon coach with traffic restrictions Light weight vehicle Narrow-gauge coach
l	Mail compartment Equipped with public address system
m	Avaible on secondary lines also
n	Larger version (2 axled, open platform)
r	Shorter carbody
t	Buffet compartment Driving trailer with open saloon compartment
u	1. Only for domestic traffic Unknown origin
v	Remote control bus line
x	Trailer vehicle
y	3 axled
z	2 axled and steel frame