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Until 30.09.1928 the Deutsche Reichsbahn
Gesellschaft (DRG) had 4 classes; 1st, 2nd and
3rd were allocated to long-distance trains,
while 2nd, 3rd and 4th were found on local
services. On Prussian railways (KPEV), 4th
class travel meant standing, while on DRG simple
wooden benches were provided. After 1928, when
4th-class was upgraded to 3rd, the benches
remained. 3rd-class was finally abolished by
Deutsche Bahn and Deutsche Reichsbahn Ost in
1956 and some 4th-class carriages were
reincarnated as 2nd-class. We acquired 82948
from the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DR) in 1995, where
it had been waiting to be scrapped in
Brandenburg-Havel. After being taken out of
passenger traffic by DR, the carriage served as
living- and sleeping quarters for track workers
in the Leipzig area. This change of use had lead
to considerable rebuilding, including
repositioning of the windows. Restoration has
been generously supported by the „Freundeskreis
Teuto-Express“ (Friends of the Teuto-Express)
and has taken 4 years. This is in no small part
due to having to undo a lot of previous
conversion work in order to restore the carriage
to its original condition, including extensive
re-panelling of the sides. From the original
fittings were only fragments of the end- and
compartment walls were present. We completely
rebuilt from new the passenger saloon and
seating according to original drawings. We
wanted to present the carriage in its 1927
ex-works condition. The interior and slatted ash
seating were varnished. Posters from the
railway mission, historic maps and enamel signs
complete the Art Deco ambience. The carriage has
been part of the ‘Teuto-Express’ since
08.05.2004, showing today’s passengers just how
‘simple’ carriages were in the past.
 Type:
...........................................Di-27
(from 1928 Cid-27)
Manufacturer:
........................... Linke-Hoffmann-Werke
Year:
......................................... 1927
Lenght over
buffers: .............. 13.920 mm
Total weight:
............................ 20,0 t
Seats:
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3rd-class: 66
Maximum speed:
................... 90 km/h
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