Fleischmann 830157 N goods train baggage car DIH of Austrian Federal Railways

Freight trains have been accompanied for a long time by personnel in their own van. In addition to the train driver, there was still room for the Packer and shunter for maneuvering in the stations. Before the continuous air brake was introduced, the car was also a common room for the brake system. They were able to warm up and take care of themselves during their stay in the railway stations. The common type designation of the accompanying wagons was PWG (goods train packing wagon). In the course of the general acceleration of freight transport, the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRB) purchased more than 700 accompanying cars from 1941 at different wagon factories (West wagon works, Rastatt, SGP). These were produced in several series and according to different drawings in steel construction. They were heated and had a train driver's compartment, an entrance room and a place to go next to the packing room. The packing room was accessible via sliding doors inside. Some cars were still delivered with train driver's cab on the roof. This allowed the train driver to observe the signals. Until the 1960er, he had a duty to observe the signals, and later most railway companies removed these roof-building pulpits.
The construction of the wagons at several plants and the remaining after the Second World War in various European countries distinguishes them in some striking details, especially on the roof, the front fronts, the side walls, the window arrangement and the number of windows. For a long time, the vehicles were found in many freight trains as goods train baggage wagons or freight train accompanying wagons at some railway companies, due to the possible maximum speed of 100 km/h, also in passenger trains.

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