The I11 is a type of passenger car used since 1995 in the network of the Belgian railway company NMBS/SNCB for long distance (InterCity) trains.

Description

The carriages were built by BN in Bruges

Bruges

Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....

, Belgium between 1995 and 1997. Three types were constructed: 36 of an "A type" with 60 seats in [2+1] seating formation, 106 of a "B type" with 80 seats in [2+2] formation, and 21 "BDX type" with 58 seats and incorporating a control car

Control car (rail)

A control car is a generic term for a non-powered railroad vehicle that can control operation of a train from the end opposite to the position of the locomotive...

 with a driving cab.

The designation "I" indicates that the vehicle is also suitable for international traffic, but are mostly used for work inside Belgium; they have been used for internation services including to Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

 (Italy), and Chur

Chur

Chur or Coire is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern part of the canton.-History:The name "chur" derives perhaps from the Celtic kora or koria, meaning "tribe", or from the Latin curia....

 and Brig

Brig, Switzerland

Brig, officially Brig-Glis is a municipality in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.The current municipality was formed in 1972 through the merger of Brig , Brigerbad and Glis.-History:...

 (Switzerland) in the early 2000s. The carriages have air conditioning

Air conditioning

An air conditioner is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The cooling is done using a simple refrigeration cycle...

 and electronic displays, and a top operating speed of 200 km/h (124.3 mph) with good ride quality and low sound levels, the bogies are an ANF

ANF

ANF may refer to:Companies* ANF Les Mureaux* Ateliers du Nord de la France, a French locomotive manufacturer* Abercrombie & Fitch , a specialty retailerFederations and other organisations...

 type.

They can operate in push pull mode with a SNCB Class 13

SNCB Class 13

SNCB's Class 13 is a derivative of SNCF's class 36000 electric locomotive. They work both freight and passenger trains and can work through into Luxembourg and France. They also are functional at the line from Liège to Maastricht in the Netherlands. From the Belgium - Dutch border onto Maastricht,...

locomotive, the units have also been used with two driving trailers and a mid-train locomotive.

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