[Bill Medland]

Hello Forum,

Although I work for the modern German Railway, I have always had an
interest in the period under Engineer Julius Dorpmüller, which also covered
the Second World War.

Goods Rolling Stock

Here are some photos of the German WW2 State Railways or Reichsbahn.

I would firstly like to explain that each wagon type carried its own "Type Name".
Each wagon type was named after a German city. Thus a "Kassel" is a
covered van, a "Stuttgart" is a flat wagon and a "Berlin" is a refridgerated
wagon etc.

Here you see a "Wuppertal" chalk wagon and a close up of the name.
Next is a "Duisburg" open wagon and a close up showing that it was
used just after the war in the British and US Zones.
Lastly a large coal wagon (built in 1933) called an "Oldenburg".

Cheers, Bill.