| Set with 2 Passenger Cars.
Royal Prussian Railroad Administration (KPEV) Langenschwalbach design branch line cars. 3rd production run starting in 1907. Type C4itr Pr14 passenger car, 4th class with a baggage compartment. Type PwPost4iPr14 baggage car, with a mail compartment.
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Comfort on Sharp Curves - In 1889, a rail line was built to the elegant spa of Langenschwalbach, now known as Bad Schwalbach. The line ran to Wiesbaden and had grades of about 3.3% as well as curves with a minimum radius of 200 meters / 656 feet 2 inches. The Prussian State Railroad had a new type of passenger car built especially for the many curves on this right-of-way. Although commuter cars at that time almost always had two or three rigid axles, the Langenschwalbach cars were equipped with 2-axle trucks. This design became known as the Langenschwalbach car, and it proved so effective that it was built for almost 35 years from 1892 on with no changes. |
