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[[Image:Silberling.jpg|right|250px|thumb|n-car with 1st and 2nd class sections]]
The '''n-Wagen''' ("n-coaches") are a type of [[Passenger railroad car|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 time (transportation)|dwell times]] in [[Commuter rail|commuter]] and [[Regional rail|regional]] transit. Succeeding the [[Eilzugwagen#yl-coaches|yl-coaches]], 5,000 units were built from 1958 to 1981, with some remaining in service still today.

==Origin of the name==
The [[UIC classification of railway coaches|UIC classification identifier letter]] "n" is an abbreviation for '''N'''ahverkehr ("local transit"); the complete description is ''local transit passenger coach (Nahverkehrswagen) with a length of over 24.5 metres, [[open coach]] with centre aisle in 2nd class, centre aisle or side corridor in 1st class, two centre doors, with 36-pole control cable for [[Push-pull train|push-pull]] operations.''

The term ''Silberling'' (from German ''Silber'', "silver") derives from the coaches' [[stainless steel]] body, which was originally unpainted, giving them a unique silver look.

==Technical data==
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| width="250" | '''Total length:''' || 26,400&nbsp;mm
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| '''Distance between bogie pivots:''' || 21,500&nbsp;mm
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| '''Empty weight:''' || 42-47 t
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| '''Maximum speed:''' || 120 or 140&nbsp;km/h (varies by type)
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| '''Number of seats:''' || 96 seats in second class in Bn coaches <br> 2×24 seats in second and 30 in first class in ABn coaches.
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===Type overview===
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! style="width:70px;" | Type
! style="width:70px;" | Year built
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| ABn 703 || 1959 – 66 || 798 || 5 cars with central control (ABnz 703), 20 cars with multi-voltage heating
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| ABnr 704 || 1965 – 67 || 34 || 
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| ABnrz 704 || 1968 – 77 || 380 ||
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| ABnrz 708 || 1977 || 1 || ''Karlsruher Versuchszug'' (Karlsruhe experimental train)
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| Bn 719 || 1969 – 76 ||  1070 || 
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| Bn 720 || 1959 – 63 || 1019 ||
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| Bnz 723 || 1965/66 || 30 || Multi-voltage heating
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| Bnrz 723 || 1966 || 40 ||
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| Bnrz 724 || 1969/70 || 180 || Field hospital car, steep roof
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| Bnrz 724.1 || 1989/90 || 18 || remodeled from Bnrz 725
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| Bnr 725 || 1966 – 68 || 190 || 
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| Bnrz 725 ||1967 – 77 || 449 || 
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| Bnrz 728 || 1977 – 80 || 100 || Steep roof
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| Bnrz 729 || 1977 || 2 || ''Karlsruher Versuchszug'' (Karlsruhe experimental train)
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| Bnrz 734 || 1977 || 1 || ''Karlsruher Versuchszug'' (Karlsruhe experimental train)
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| BDnf 735 ||1978 – 81 || 71 || Rebuilt from BDnf 738, cab car w/o door
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| BDnf 738 || 1959 – 64 || 229 || Cab car with front passenger door, 20 cars with multi-voltage heating
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| BDnrzf 739 ||1969 || 40 || Cab car with front passenger door, cab removed later on
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| BDnrzf 740 || 1971 – 77 || 310 || Cab car, model Karlsruhe
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| BDn 742 || 1961 – 64 || 29 || no cab, rebuilt from BDnf 738, 20 cars with multi-voltage heating
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* Indicator z: Central control (''Zugsammelschiene'')
* Indicator r: disc brakes

==See also==
*[[Rail transport in Germany]]
*[[History of rail transport in Germany]]

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[[Category:Railway coaches of Germany]]

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