N-Wagen

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n-Wagen
Bn-Wendezug.jpg
Push-pull train of n-coaches at the anniversary parade in 1985 in Nuremberg
ConstructedPrototypes from 1958,
1959–1980
Specifications
Car length26,400 mm (86 ft 7+14 in) over buffers
Width2,825 mm (9 ft 3+14 in)
Height4,050 mm (13 ft 3+12 in)
Wheel diameter950 mm (3 ft 1+38 in)
Maximum speed120 or 140 km/h (75 or 87 mph) (depending on design)
Weight31–40 t (31–39 long tons; 34–44 short tons)
Bogies
  • 2,500 mm (8 ft 2+38 in) wheelbase,
  • 19 m (62 ft 4 in) bogie centres
Braking system(s) shoe brakes; later also disc brakes
Seating
  • ABn: 2×24 second 30 first
  • Bn: 96 second
  • BDn: 72 second
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
n-car with 1st and 2nd class sections Silberling.jpg
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.

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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 metres, 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.

The term Silberling (from German Silber, "silver") derives from the coaches' stainless steel body, which was originally unpainted, giving them a unique silver look.

Technical data

Total length:26,400 mm
Distance between bogie pivots:21,500 mm
Empty weight:42-47 t
Maximum speed:120 or 140 km/h (varies by type)
Number of seats:96 seats in second class in Bn coaches
2×24 seats in second and 30 in first class in ABn coaches.

Type overview

TypeYear builtNumberNotes
ABn 7031959 – 667985 cars with central control (ABnz 703), 20 cars with multi-voltage heating
ABnr 7041965 – 6734
ABnrz 7041968 – 77380
ABnrz 70819771Karlsruher Versuchszug (Karlsruhe experimental train)
Bn 7191969 – 761070
Bn 7201959 – 631019
Bnz 7231965/6630Multi-voltage heating
Bnrz 723196640
Bnrz 7241969/70180Field hospital car, steep roof
Bnrz 724.11989/9018remodeled from Bnrz 725
Bnr 7251966 – 68190
Bnrz 7251967 – 77449
Bnrz 7281977 – 80100Steep roof
Bnrz 72919772Karlsruher Versuchszug (Karlsruhe experimental train)
Bnrz 73419771Karlsruher Versuchszug (Karlsruhe experimental train)
BDnf 7351978 – 8171Rebuilt from BDnf 738, cab car w/o door
BDnf 7381959 – 64229Cab car with front passenger door, 20 cars with multi-voltage heating
BDnrzf 739196940Cab car with front passenger door, cab removed later on
BDnrzf 7401971 – 77310Cab car, model Karlsruhe
BDn 7421961 – 6429no cab, rebuilt from BDnf 738, 20 cars with multi-voltage heating

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