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Arising from a design in 1955, the Neuaubing
works built the carriage in 1959 from parts of
older ex-Länderbahnen carriage frames,
reconstructed to standard length, to which was
added a new, welded, body. The rebuilt carriage
is one of a 4-axle type with seating and luggage
compartments made by many DB works. They were
initially designed for and ran in regional and
local trains but were superseded from 1965 by
the 26.4 m-
long ‘Silberlinge’ type. The rebuilt
carriages then found themselves in commuter
trains.
The last of its type in Münster (Westf.), it was
only in 1993 that DB took the carriage out of
service from where we saved it from scrapping.
A firm of wagon builders undertook the main
overhaul in 2004. The bodywork was sandblasted,
any corrosion repaired, and a new coat of paint
applied. Today the carriage looks just as it
did when first delivered. Today disco equipment,
a bar and small kitchen has been installed and
the luggage section is a rolling dance floor.
As a centre-point of the train on charter trips,
it is very popular! On ‘normal’ journeys, the
wide, folding, doors enable the ‘Teuto-Express’
to carry wheelchair-bound passengers.
Type:
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BPw4yge-56b |
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Manufacturer:
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Deutsche
Bundesbahn, AW Neuaubing |
Year:
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1959 |
Lenght over
buffers: ...... |
19.460 mm |
Total weight:
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30,3 t |
Seats:
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3rd-class: 36 |
Maximum speed:
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120 km/h |

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