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1st/2nd class corridor train coach with dining area, "Frankfurt 0243", 1:5 scale model 1st/2nd class corridor train coach with dining area, Side view 3 (on the left) with open sidewall

German Museum of Technology

German Museum of Technology
Berlin, Germany

In 1892 Prussia introduced express trains with side corridors and protected passageways running from coach to coach. The first "D-trains" with such walkways travelled between Berlin and Cologne. Now kitchen or dining cars could also be added to the train, which eliminated the need for making long the stops in stations. In 1904, the coach factory "Gebr. Gastell" in Mombach near Mainz incorporated a dining area with 16 seats into three 1893 kitchen coaches. Our model, a gift from the factory to the Transport and Building Museum in Berlin, also boasts a dining area as well.

Side view from the left with open sidewall

Details

  • Title: 1st/2nd class corridor train coach with dining area, "Frankfurt 0243", 1:5 scale model 1st/2nd class corridor train coach with dining area, Side view 3 (on the left) with open sidewall
  • Creator: Clemens Kirchner
  • Type: Model of a railway wagon
  • Rights: © SDTB / Photo: C. Kirchner
  • External Link: Museum Digital
  • Width: 620 mm
  • Manufacturer: Waggonfabrik Gebrüder Gastell
  • Manufactured in: Mombach, Germany
  • Length: 3670 mm
  • Height: 900 mm
  • Date of manufacture: 1904

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