Freight Train Baggage Car. Pwg Pr014. Sliding doors that can be opened. RELEX couplers. Length over buffers 9,8 cm (3-7/8").
The purpose of the package car (Pwg) for freight trains was to offer space for the conductor and for the train's waybills which may still had to be processed during the trip. In addition, since the Pwg had a small area for freight, it could also be loaded with express freight or railroad supplies. The Prussian Pwg, with a wheelbase of 4.70 meters (15'5") and a raised conductor's seat with roof cupola, was widely used as it was produced on large quantities beginning at the turn of the twentieth century. Initially, this design still had charcoal briquet heating, but it was soon equipped with steam and stove heating as well as gas lighting. This freight train baggage car was built until the provincial railroads were transformed into the German State Railroad.
These cars were in use for many years after the Second World War on both German railroads. With the introduction of freight trains without conductors, the need for freight train package cars disappeared.
