N-Wagen

n-Wagen
Push-pull train of n-coaches at the anniversary parade in 1985 in Nuremberg
ConstructedPrototypes from 1958,
1959–1980
Specifications
Car length26,400 mm (86 ft 7+14 in) over buffers
Width2,825 mm (9 ft 3+14 in)
Height4,050 mm (13 ft 3+12 in)
Wheel diameter950 mm (3 ft 1+38 in)
Maximum speed120 or 140 km/h (75 or 87 mph) (depending on design)
Weight31–40 t (31–39 long tons; 34–44 short tons)
Bogies
  • 2,500 mm (8 ft 2+38 in) wheelbase,
  • 19 m (62 ft 4 in) bogie centres
Braking system(s)shoe brakes; later also disc brakes
Seating
  • ABn: 2×24 second 30 first
  • Bn: 96 second
  • BDn: 72 second
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The n-Wagen ("n-coaches") are a type of passenger coach used by Deutsche Bundesbahn and subsequently Deutsche Bahn. With two double-leafed doors per side to enable a high passenger throughput rate, the coaches were conceived for short dwell times in commuter and regional transit. Succeeding the yl-coaches, 5,000 units were built from 1958 to 1981, with some remaining in service still today.