HSH Passenger Stocklist

In May 1998 only 50 passenger carriages remained serviceable. A further delivery of 58 extra carriages was expected.

July 1998. Albanian Railways announced an agreement with Austrian Railways for the supply of 130 second-hand carriages. A later report stated the quantities involved as 80 second class used coaches and 10-15 "locomotive vans".

In September 1999 the UK publication "Todays Railways" had a report from Austria that 45 second-hand OBB passenger vehicles have been sent to Albania by rail to Trieste and then to Durres by ferry. The carriages are said to have been traded in exchange for scrap metal in the form of the derelict locomotives and rolling stock. One set of carriages was due to be repainted in HSH livery, the rest retaining OBB colours.

15th October 1999. ATA reported that refurbishment of some passenger carriages had taken place. 900 square metres of glass had been used to replace windows also some interior lighting had been replaced. Just under 60 passenger carriages were then serviceable. 6 carriages from Austria were expected to arrive by the end of the year with 39 more to follow. Italy was to donate a further 12 carriages which were expected to arrive soon. A further 10 carriages will be paid for by an Albanian government fund.

End of 1999. A report from Albanian Railways stated that 8 Austrian and 6 Italian carriages had been put into service.


Pre-1960's Stock

No coaching stock from this period remains in service.

There are a few carriage bodies at various locations 

in use as storerooms, farm sheds, etc.

Chinese Stock

Chinese-built "Soviet" design carriages.

Built: 1966-1972 China

Colour: Originally lined Green, some were repainted in brown,

later most became two-tone lined light blue. 

Originally they carried markings "RPSSH"(Republika Popullore

Socialiste e Shqiperisë). 

Baggage Vans

Type : D - Baggage

Seats: none

Number delivered: 10

Number remaining in service: ?.

Running numbers: 01-10 

01    03    05    07    09

02    04    06*   08    10                              

* - in service (1996)

Passenger carriages, Open

Type : B - Passenger, Open

Numbers Delivered: 41

Seats:

Number remaining in service: ?.

Running numbers: 70-110

70w   75    80    85    90    95   100*  105s  110

71    76*   81    86    91    96   101*  106s

72    77    82    87    92s   97   102   107

73    78    83s   88    93    98   103*  108

74    79    84    89s   94    99   104   109s


* - in service (1996)

s - spare or out of use (1996)

w - withdrawn (number re-used on later vehicle)

Polish Stock

Colour: Dark green, baggage vans repainted in brown. Originally 

carried markings "DH" (Drejtoria e Hekurudhave). 

Baggage Vans

Built: 1981/2, Poland

Type : D - Baggage

Seats: none

Number delivered: 5

Number remaining in service: ?

Running numbers: 11-13, 20, 60

11    12    13    20   60*

* - in service (1996) 

Passenger Carriages

Type: B - Passenger compartment

Built: 1981/2  Poland

Seats: 

Number delivered: 8 

Number remaining in service: none

Running numbers: 52-59 

52    53    54    55    56    57    58    59

Passenger Carriages
Type: Bwixd - Passenger open, "Halberstadt"

      BD - Passenger open with baggage area

Built: 1981/2  PAFAWAG Wroclaw, Poland

Seats: 

Number delivered: 10 

Number remaining in service: ?(all conversions to baggage vans)

Running numbers: 61-70 (no.70 duplicates Chinese carriage number)

61c   62pc  63    64    65cb* 66c*  67c   68c*  69    70s   

* - in service (1996)

b - fitted with bar and labelled as "bar-buffe"

c - converted to baggage van

p - passenger car with baggage section

s - spare or out of use (1996)

w - withdrawn



Shkodër Stock
Built: Early 1980's, Shkodër Wagon Works, Albania

Types: Open Passenger 

Number built: 4 

Colour:Beige/White with Red/Orange stripe. Unmarked.

Number remaining in service: none

Running numbers: 151-154

151w  152w  153w  154w

w-withdrawn

French Stock

Built: France (delivered second hand from SNCF late 1980's).

Types: B10t - passenger open, centre doors, "Bruhat".

       BD - passenger/baggage 

Number delivered : 43+

Seats:

Colour: Green, on some the SNCF logo was amended to read as "HSH".

Those converted to baggage vans have been repainted in brown.

Number remaining in service: ? (converted to baggage vans)

Running numbers: 201-243

201   205   209   213   217   221   225   229   233   237   241

202   206   210   214   218   222   226   230   234   238   242c*

203   207   211   215   219   223   227   231   235   239   243c*

204   208   212   216   220   224bc*228   232   236   240

* - in service

b - passenger/baggage van

c - converted to baggage van

s - spare or out of use

Italian Stock

Built: Italy, arrived second-hand from FS in 1992/3.

Colour: FS Grey (except as shown below). FS markings and UIC numbers are

still visible, crossed-out with a white line. In late 1997 a few of these

carriages were repainted in FS grey with three blue bodyside stripes, two

beneath the windows and one along the bottom of each side.

Number Delivered: 63 (less than 50 remain in service)

Passenger compartment, second class

Types: B 29-38, B 29-40, B 29-70 Compartment Second

Seats:

Number remaining in service: ?

Running numbers: 301-(343?)

301   305k  309l  313k  317m  321m  325   329   333   337   341

302r  306   310l  314   318   322   326k  330   334   338   342m

303l  307   311   315k  319m  323l  327   331   335   339   343

304   308k  312   316m  320   324m  328   332   336   340

k - type 29-38

l - type 29-40

m - type 29-70

r - FS red and grey colour

 

Passenger compartment, first and second class

Type: AB 39-78 Compartment Composite

Seats:

Number remaining in service: ?

Running numbers: 401-(411?)

401   402   403   404   405   406   407   408   409   410  411

Passenger compartment, first class

Type: A 19-40 Compartment First

Seats:

Number remaining in service: ?

Running numbers: 501-(505?)

501   502   503   504   505
Former FS running numbers

303   50.83.29-40 150
305   50.83.29-38 026
308   50.83.29-38 041
309   50.83.29-40 083
310   50.83.29-40 068
313   50.83.29-38 012
315   50.83.29-38 074
316   50.83.29-70 191
317   50.83.29-70 125
319   50.83.29-70 203
321   50.83.29-70 416
323   50.83.29-40 042
324   50.83.29-70 135
326   50.83.29-38 007
342   50.83.29-70 344
401   50.83.39-48 109
408   50.83.39-78 051
501   50.83.19-40 211
503   50.83.19-40 209

1998 delivery of second-hand stock

58 second-hand carriages expected from ...(?)
(Report unconfirmed)

Austrian Stock

45 second hand carriages from OBB Austria
were reported to have been sent to Albania
in the summer of 1999.
One set will be repainted in HSH livery, 
the rest retaining OBB livery.
8 were reported as being in service by the end of 1999.

Italian Stock(2nd batch)

A further 6 second hand carriages from FS Italy
were reported as being in service by the end of 1999.

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Geoff Sarbutt
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