baggage
As luggage is defined as the total of all for locomotion (gait, running, driving, travel ) battered items. Clothing and walking aids such as crutches or walking sticks are not considered to be luggage . Luggage is usually in the form of pieces of luggage in the transport provided containers , eg. B. boxes , suitcases , rucksacks , bags and garment bags .
air traffic
history
In the early days of air travel, it was only possible to take luggage with you to a very limited extent. In Germany, therefore, the Deutsche Reichsbahn transported the luggage of air travelers from 1924, which could be checked in and carried like luggage by rail travelers on presentation of the flight ticket.
present
On air travel , a distinction is made between hand luggage and checked baggage.
Cabin baggage is pieces of luggage, for example a trolley or a plastic bag , that are taken into the cabin. In aircraft it is usually stored in the storage space above the seats. Certain items may either not be taken in hand luggage or may only be taken to a limited extent, for example liquids may only be taken to a limited extent and dangerous objects are prohibited. Travelers often use luggage trolleys in airports to carry heavy luggage over long distances on foot.
Checked baggage is usually the main baggage. Depending on the airline and tariff, it may or may not be included in the fare. The amount and weight of checked baggage that is included in the ticket price is called the free baggage allowance .
Road traffic
Many vehicles have a luggage compartment or trunk . There are also additional car luggage racks .
railroad
history
In the case of the railway, a distinction was made according to the extent and the way in which the luggage was transported:
- Hand luggage was luggage that the travelers carried with them.
- Payloads were "heavy hand luggage" up to 50 kg, which could still be carried by a traveler. In Germany, the 4th class cars were intended for passengers with loads , where the few benches ran along the edge of the large compartment and everything in the middle of the car was free to put the loads down.
- Baggage was baggage that was checked in and carried in the baggage cart . In addition to suitcases and bags, this could also include large musical instruments or sports equipment.
- Unaccompanied baggage (i.e. checked baggage without a ticket being presented) could be transported in the same way as express goods according to the relevant tariff.
Up until the 1980s, porters or servants at some train stations carried passengers' luggage to the train compartment or from the arrival platform to the cab (horse taxi) for a tip . With the Deutsche Bundesbahn , travelers in train stations often used a luggage trolley to carry heavy luggage over long distances on foot. This service has been discontinued since rolling suitcases have been used predominantly , around the 1990s.
The train travel publication on both sides of the rail described in its issue Berlin- Bytom 1930 luggage so:
"Luggage can be taken into the compartments as long as it can be easily accommodated in the luggage net above the passenger's seat (hand luggage). However, it must not exceed a weight of 25 kg. Larger pieces of luggage can be 'checked in' at the luggage counter by showing the ticket. The fee is low and depends on the weight and distance. "
present
The luggage carried by the travelers themselves is stowed in trains in the shelves above the bench seats or in luggage compartments at the end of the wagon .
Shipping
In seafaring , the freight-free luggage of seafarers is also called portage or pakotille .
Worth knowing
In upscale hotels, guests' luggage is received by the porter upon arrival and brought to the room by the bellboy .
The luggage of expedition or adventure travelers (such as mountaineers , desert or jungle tourists, researchers, etc.) is still often transported from camp to camp by local porters (often called "coolies") in remote or impassable areas of the world .
In Hagenau , Alsace , there has been a luggage museum with over 600 exhibits, the Musée du Bagage , since 2016 .
Web links
Single receipts
- ↑ Gerhard Adler and others: Lexicon of the Railway . transpress, Leipzig 1977, p. 367.
- ^ Reichsbahndirektion in Mainz (ed.): Official Gazette of the Reichsbahndirektion in Mainz of October 18, 1924, No. 43. Announcement No. 873, p. 476.
- ↑ Everything about hand luggage - such as weight, size and content. Retrieved May 26, 2018 .
- ↑ Gerhard Adler and others: Lexicon of the Railway . transpress, Leipzig 1977, p. 367.
- ^ Pakotille - Duden , Bibliographisches Institut ; 2016
- ^ Portage - Duden , Bibliographisches Institut ; 2016