SBB CFF FFS dining-car WRm 61 85 88-94 002-2 in an InterRegio train
in Luzern. This is one of the first series of WR IV, delivered in the 1980s,
originally painted red and light grey. It was later upgraded for 200 km/h,
equipped with a bar and painted in a violet/white/grey livery to match the
EuroCity cars, with the "Le Buffet Suisse" logo in a large pink field.
When Le Buffet Suisse became bankrupt, Mitropa Suisse took over, then this
field became light grey. Today the car is serviced by Passaggio (soon to be
called Elvetino), a subsidiary of the SBB CFF FFS, and the Mitropa logo has
been removed. It can be expected that the dining-cars will sooner or later
be repainted in an ICN-like livery (with a red window band).
Luzern, 2003-02-10.
photo: tobias b köhler