First class carriage: Ao15b 3295
First class carriage Ao15b 3295 was one of SJ’s most luxurious carriage types in the 1940s and was commonly used in express trains on the main lines. It was originally built for second class by Kalmar Verkstad in 1940 as a riveted steel carriage.
The carriage has two saloons with an interior typical of the period, with earflap armchairs, teak walls and a birch veneer ceiling. In 1956, the carriage was upgraded to a first class carriage.
It was in service until the late 1980s, when it was purchased by the association Kalmar Järnvägars Museiförening and came to the Swedish Railway Museum as part of a trade. The carriage has undergone very few changes over the years. It has been completely renovated and was put back into service in the 2000s for museum trips. The carriage is painted and marked as it looked between 1957 and 1970.
Manufactured
KV, 1940
Seats
48
Length
23.5 metres
Weight
48 tonnes
Maximum permitted speed
130 km/h