Social car
A company car , or Partywagen is a passenger car of the train or a tram , the at least counter and sound system is provided, often also with dining car seats . So-called disco car , bar car , dance car or Samba cars come here in part from without seating.
German Federal Railroad
The company car became popular with the Deutsche Bundesbahn in the 1950s. For this purpose, pre-war wagons of various types were prepared. Especially express train wagons of the types Ci and BCi were converted. In addition to the flexible furnishings, they were given a wine-red paint on the outside, in the mid-1970s the ivory / ocean blue customary at the time. The wagons were classified as WGye. These vehicles were replaced in the early 1980s by new build cars and company cars created from the conversion of former buffet cars . Society cars are mostly used in special trains . If there is not enough dining car, these can be used for this. In the 1980s, a modified company car replaced the dining car that was due on the Berlin - Munich transit trains .