The 2 axle SS coach is a third class wooden coach that can transport 50 passengers and is part of the 'Preserved Four' gamepass.
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| 2 axle SS coach | |
|---|---|
| Price | 400 Robux |
| Statistics | |
| Freight | Passengers |
| Weight | 9 tons |
| Capacity | 50 passengers |
| Passenger Class | 3rd class |
| Comfort | None |
| Length | 9,3 meters |
Liveries
The 2 axle SS coach is only available in Staatsspoorwegen brown.
Historical Detail
SS
The Maatschappij tot Exploitatie tot de Staatsspoorwegen (SS) ordered 339 of these throughout 1863-1889 from the factory J. J. Beijnes, among others. They coach was split up into five compartments that could fit ten people each, one of these compartments was reserved for women only. There was no toilet on board. They entered service as third class (C) coaches SS 1-339
NS
After the SS and the Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg-maatschappij (HSM) merged in 1921, the remaining coaches where renumbered to NS C 2126-2285, remaining third class coaches. While most were scrapped between 1931-1933, SS C 218 survived until 1952 as a track maintenacnce wagon running under as NS 177007. After 1952 it was preserved and in 1975 the coach was restored in its original SS livery and number and brought the Dutch National Railway Museum in Utrecht.
Trivia
- The 2 axle SS coach is based on the SS C 218, the oldest preserved coach in the Netherlands.
- SS C 218 is currently preserved at the Dutch Railway Museum (Het Spoorwegmuseum) alongside the rest of the rolling stock featured in the gamepass.
- It came with the release of the Preserved Four gamepass in version 0.5.
- It is the only 2 axle mainline coach in the game.