Silberling
Sign in to saveAlso known as n-Wagen
right|250px|thumb|n-car with 1st and 2nd class sections The n-Wagen ("n-coaches") are a type of passenger coach used by Deutsche Bundesbahn and subsequently Deutsche Bahn. With two double-leafed doors per side to enable a high passenger throughput rate, the coaches were conceived for short dwell times in commuter and regional transit. Succeeding the yl-coaches, 5,000 units were built from 1958 to 1981, with some remaining in service still today.
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Silberling.jpg
Show 1 more fact
- Commons category
- N-class coaches of Deutsche Bahn
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~3 min read
Article
5 sectionsContents
- Origin of the name
- Technical data
- Type overview
- See also
- References
right|250px|thumb|n-car with 1st and 2nd class sections The n-Wagen ("n-coaches") are a type of passenger coach used by Deutsche Bundesbahn and subsequently Deutsche Bahn. With two double-leafed doors per side to enable a high passenger throughput rate, the coaches were conceived for short dwell times in commuter and regional transit. Succeeding the yl-coaches, 5,000 units were built from 1958 to 1981, with some remaining in service still today.
==Origin of the name== The UIC classification identifier letter "n" is an abbreviation for Nahverkehr ("local transit"); the complete description is local transit passenger coach (Nahverkehrswagen) with a length of over 24.5 meteres, open coach with centre aisle in 2nd class, centre aisle or side corridor in 1st class, two centre doors, with 36-pole control cable for push-pull operations.