Italianos or Brill-32

In 1927/8 the workshops of the CCFP built this series of 12 four-wheel cars. In many aspects equal to the Brill-28 type, they were a bit longer because of their 8-bay saloon. Their original 55 hp motors were replaced by Italian built 68 hp motors. This was the reason of their nicknames.

The 1927 cars had the numbers 250-253 & 256-259, the 1928 cars the numbers 284-287. The STCP renumbered the latter into 254, 255, 260 & 261. The 250 is in the Massarelos museum. The 254 and 260 went to the USA and the 252 and 258 found a new home in Buenos Aires (Argentina).

Technical data

length 9.85 m
width 2.40 m
weight 11772 kg
truck Brill 21E
wheelbase 2.36 m
motorpower original 2 x 55 hp, later 2 x 68 hp
motortype original GE270, later CGE
controllers B54E
seating 32 original, reduced to 26