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Reichsbahn 1937-1945

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Old 4th October 2013, 15:26
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Reichsbahn 1937-1945

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.
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Old 4th October 2013, 15:39
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All images are my own, I have no problem if you wish to copy them.

A close up of the "Oldenburg" details.
Two images of the Hopper wagon.
Two images of the details on the "Hamburg" fish wagon.

Cheers, Bill.
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Old 4th October 2013, 15:51
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The first image is an "Hanover" or acid transport wagon.
The second image is a "München" covered van.
Next is a close up of an axle box dated "1941".

The next wagon is an "Essen" petrol tanker wagon on a Culemeyer.

The last image shows part of the Culemeyer transporter, this
was a huge trailer that carried railway goods wagons through
the streets to a delivery point or another terminus rail station.

Cheers, Bill.
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Some nice vintage stuff there Bill
Thanks for sharing
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Some nice vintage stuff there Bill
Thanks for sharing
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Hi Bill,
Presumably those acid cylinders are glass lined metal? What does the sign on the right of the wagon mean? - Thanks.
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There are some broken acid containers near by and they do not seem
to be glass lined, I will taken another look at the end of the month.

The sign on the right is the chemical factory name.

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The containers are not glass lined and after looking close to one of the
broken containers laying in the bushes behind the wagon, they seem to
be made of stone.

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Thanks for that Bill, just curious to how they prevented the acid from dissolving the container. Thought the sign on the right may have referred to anti-static or anti-magnetic precautions. The Germans definitely have the lead in chemistry.
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The acid wagons were in use in the 1930s already.
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