Product Features and Details
A significantly increased vehicle strength and considerable weight saving was achieved in carriage construction by replacing the wooden beams used to date with steel profiles. External indicators of the steel construction type were the rivets on the side walls and the disappearance of the strut bracing.
In terms of numbers, the third-class carriages were the most significant prior to 1956. While for short trains one carriage with a mixture of first and second-class compartments was often sufficient, several third-class carriages were still needed. Thus a large number of third-class carriages with steel construction had to be built.
