A Schnellzug is an express train in German-speaking countries. The term is used both generically and also as a specific train type. In Germany and Austria...
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by terms such as "fast train" or "high-speed train", e.g. the German Schnellzug. Though many high-speed rail services are express, not all trains described...
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(German: Personenzug, lit. 'passenger train') S: fast passenger (German: Schnellzug, lit. 'express train') The most common wheel arrangements in modern locomotives...
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train services, these abbreviations usually do not appear. D (D-Zug or Schnellzug, abbreviated from Durchgangszug) was the express train category and used...
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2023-10-17. "Airport-Express der Lufthansa: Was wurde aus dem legendären Schnellzug?" [Lufthansa Airport Express: What happened to the legendary express train...
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between Linz and Graz Hauptbahnhof. In addition, the express train (German: Schnellzug) ÖBB-Urlaubsexpress (lit. 'ÖBB Holiday Express') runs on weekends between...
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direkt mit der Stadt der Liebe verbunden. Einmal täglich fährt dann der Schnellzug Thalys nicht mehr nur bis nach Köln, sondern auch über Düsseldorf und...
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trains InterRegio services, introduced in 1988 to replace the former Schnellzug and InterCity, were abolished in 2003. UrlaubsExpress, national night...
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Fernschnellzug (FD). After its post-war revival in 1952, it ran as a Schnellzug (D). After about 1956, it was a first-class-only F-Zug. On 1 June 1969...
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passenger train traffic between these four countries. In 1986, a few Schnellzug-category trains were converted into IEx trains. This conversion anticipated...
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Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. ISBN 3-87094-096-4...
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Parsifal (train) (section Schnellzug / InterCity)
The Parsifal was an express train that linked Paris with Dortmund in Germany and later Cologne. The train was named after Wagner's opera inspired by the...
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Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp...
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resorts. Snälltåget is owned by Transdev. The name is cognate to German Schnellzug, meaning fast train, although using an archaic meaning of snäll (the word...
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Bäzold, Rainer Zschech, Ralph Lüderitz: Lokomotiv-Archiv Preußen 1 - Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven transpress, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-344-00470-0...
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Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. ISBN 3-87094-096-4...
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Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp...
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130 locomotives. For part of its existence, the train continued as a Schnellzug service (D 242/243) from Berlin to Paris, France, and then returned to...
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Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp...
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Rainer; Lüderitz, Ralph (1990). Lokomotiven preußischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.3.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba...
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1990. Progress first ran in 1974. Initially, it was categorised as a Schnellzug, D76/77, and ran between Praha-Holešovice in Prague and Berlin-Lichtenberg...
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Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp...
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Helvetia, is the Latin word for "Switzerland". Initially, the Helvetia was a Schnellzug (D), later a Fernschnellzug (F - although actually diesel multiple units...
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end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. At that time, Schnellzug (semi-fast) services also ran. In addition, there were connections to...
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Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp...
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Railways. Originally and for several years, the Bavaria was a two-class Schnellzug (D), running Munich – Zurich – Bern – Geneva. As of 1963, the train was...
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Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp...
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Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp...
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Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp...
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Preuß, Reiner; Meyer, Günter (1984). Lokomotiven sächsischer Eisenbahnen, Schnellzug- und Personenzuglokomotiven (EFA 2.1) (in German). Düsseldorf: Alba. pp...
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