Passage car

Donnerbüchse , a type of through car widespread in Germany in the middle of the 20th century

In the railway sector , a through car is a passenger car with a central or side aisle. Access is usually via the open or closed end stages. Since the second half of the 20th century, almost all passenger coaches have been through coaches.

No through car: Italian Centoporte compartment car

The through car must be differentiated from the previously widespread compartment car with side doors without the possibility of passage , i. H. without internal connection between the compartments of the car.

The passage cars include compartment cars with side aisles and open- plan cars . In particular, express train coaches are also through coaches.

Analogous to the designation through car for wagons whose entire interior is accessible without leaving the car, the designation through train (or D-Zug) has been used in the German-speaking area for express trains since the introduction in Prussia in 1892 , as these consist of through wagons protected by bellows during the Passed the car crossings usable by the passengers .

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Wiktionary: Passage car  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Erhard Born, Alfred Herold, Walter Trüb (ed.): Lexicon for railroad friends . CJ Bucher, Luzern, Frankfurt am Main 1977, ISBN 3-7658-0238-7 , pp. 66 .