The railway vehicle owner's code formed part of the vehicle number on the side of a railway coach or wagon. Until 2005 it was used to specify the owner of the wagon. However, the ''owner code'' did not necessarily reflect ownership of a vehicle but rather who had the right to use it. Since then the owner code has been replaced by the

UIC country code The UIC Country Code is a two digit-number identifying countries in which members of the International Union of Railways (UIC) are active. The UIC has issued numbering systems for rolling stock (UIC wagon numbers) and stations that include the coun ...

. The keeper of a vehicle is now indicated with a

Vehicle Keeper Marking A reporting mark is a code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on certain rail transport networks. The code typically reflects the name or identifying number of the owner, lessee, or operator of the equip ...

(VKM). The table shows the former numbers used. *later attribution

References

{{cite web , url=http://www.dansk-jernbanearkiv.dk/uic438/68ii.pdf , title=UIC 438-2 Anlage II: Vereinheitlichte numerische Kodifizierung der Eisenbahnverwaltungen , publisher= UIC , date=1968 , access-date=3 May 2018 , language=German

External links

UIC 438 – 50 years of railway vehicle markings
at dansk-jernbanearkiv.dk Railway companies Defunct railway companies Rolling stock International Union of Railways Railway vehicles register numbers