Bautzen Z2 Modern Pack

The Bautzen Z2 Modern Pack includes six cars operated by German private operator Alex, formerly known as Arriva Landerbahn Express, which was partially owned by Swiss state operator SBB, and were coupled with EuroThurbo locomotives.

Three of the Alex cars are of the ABvmz type, which was converted from the former Amz 210 InterRegio coaches purchased from DB around 2006 and modernized for Alex in 2007 by Halberstadt. Four compartments were modernized into 1st and 2nd class, a multi-purpose room was set up, and a disabled toilet and air conditioning were installed. Three of the 20 former Amz 210 express coaches purchased from DB were not converted into ABvmz but modified as un-air-conditioned 2nd class compartment cars by simply reworking the old equipment in the design of the new Alex.

Five of the coaches feature the current-day blue-white color scheme, some in new and others in used condition, while one features the original Alex scheme (white-blue-red) which was used at the time before switching over to the current-day scheme.

Today they are mostly used on trains between Oberstdorf/Lindau and Munich and between Regensburg and Hof/Plzeň (Czech Republic)

The pack contains the following six coaches, three ABvmz (1st and 2nd classes combined) and three Bomz (2nd  class):

TM – Alex ABvmz 39-90 501-9
TM – Alex ABvmz 39-90 503-5
TM – Alex ABvmz 39-95 518-8
TM – Alex Bomz 20-95 506-4
TM – Alex Bomz 20-95 510-6
TM – Alex Bomz 20-95 514-8