Express goods
In Germany, express goods were a form of transporting goods by rail .
history
Like luggage, express goods were carried in passenger trains . This enabled quick and largely plannable dispatch to the recipient. In contrast, general cargo was carried in freight trains .
All items were accepted that were suitable in terms of type, weight and packaging for being carried on the luggage carts carried on the passenger trains . It was accepted during the entire service life of the stations , at the baggage counter at larger stations and at the general ticket office at smaller stations .
The (distance-dependent) freight costs were determined according to the German railroad passenger, luggage and express freight tariffs , extracts and tariff tables were also published in course books , timetables and special freight tables .
For reasons of rationalization, from the late 1970s onwards (also due to the introduction of the intercity trains) the baggage carts in the passenger trains were gradually eliminated, and the time required for loading and unloading as well as the provision of staff and baggage carts at the stations was uneconomical. At large train stations there were e.g. T. own luggage platforms . Express freight transport with passenger trains was discontinued at the Deutsche Bundesbahn when the annual timetable in 1989/1990 expired and in the form of its own GEP trains at Deutsche Bahn AG in 1998.
The Deutsche Reichsbahn operated special luggage and express goods trains (Gex) with corresponding stopping times for loading and unloading.