PKP Type 110Ac couchette coach (Poland) Robo Modele

No significant difference from the 111Ab. Two improvements:

• Wires are soldered to the bogie current pickup tabs. They pass through the central hole of the pivots, then under the interior fittings to end up in the toilet;
• The height is correct to within a few tenths of a millimetre.

On my model, the chassis is not properly snapped into the body at one end (see 2nd photo). Easy to correct.

The interior fittings are in night position, with all berths unfolded.

See:

• Loco-Revue Forum.
• gamos81.altervista.org for the reference list of issued PKP type Y model coaches.

Manufacturer: Hipolit Cegielski in Poznań (HCP). Weight: 45 t. Speed limit: 160 km/h. Diagram based on UIC type Y. Type 4Anc bogies. 72 seats or 54 couchettes (there are nine compartments plus one for the attendant).

Evolution:

• Type 110Aa manufactured in 133 units in 1971-1972;
• Type 110Ab manufactured in 40 units in 1973, for domestic traffic and to the USSR (interchangeable bogies);
• Type 110Ac, subject of the present model, produced in 200 units in 1976-1977.

For my reference period, a 110Aa would have been better.