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what is it?
The voiture État, nicknamed hen-house due to is numerous windows is a type of railway passenger car. These cars disposed of an indestructible chassis below a wooden frame and equipped with a door for each compartment. The cars were built from 1902 to 1927 by the Chemins de Fer de l'Ouest (later incorporated in the Chemins de Fer de l'État) for use on omnibus and intercity services of the company.
who runs it
spec sheet
- built
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- number built
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- kind
- carriage / wagon
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- builders
- Unknown builder
- operators
- Chemins de fer de l'Ouest
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3562450, Wikipedia: Voiture État (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.