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{{Infobox train | background = darkgreen | name = n-Wagen | image = Bn-Wendezug.jpg | imagealt = | imagesize = | caption = Push-pull train of n-coaches at the anniversary parade in 1985 in Nuremberg | interiorimage = | interiorimagealt = | interiorcaption = | service = | manufacturer = | ordernumber = | factory = | family = | replaced = | yearconstruction = Prototypes from 1958,<br />1959–1980 | yearservice = | refurbishment = | yearscrapped = | numberconstruction = | numberbuilt = | numberservice = | numberpreserved = | numberscrapped = | formation = | diagram = | code = | fleetnumbers = | capacity = | operator = | depots = | lines =

| carbody = | carlength = {{convert|26400|mm|ftin|frac=4|abbr=on}} over buffers | width = {{convert|2,825|mm|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}} | height = {{convert|4,050|mm|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}} | floorheight = | platformheight = | entrylevelorstep = | doors = | art-sections = | wheeldiameter = {{convert|950|mm|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}} | wheelbase = | maxspeed = {{convert|120|or|140|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} (depending on design) | weight = {{convert|31|-|40|t|abbr=on}} | axleload = | aux = | powersupply = | hvac = | bogies = {{ubl|{{convert|2500|mm|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}} wheelbase,|{{convert|19|m|ftin|frac=4|abbr=on}} bogie centres}} | brakes = shoe brakes; later also disc brakes | coupling = | light = | gauge = {{TrackGauge|sg}} | notes = | seating = {{ubl|ABn: 2×24 second 30 first |Bn: 96 second|BDn: 72 second}} }} right|250px|thumb|n-car with 1st and 2nd class sections The '''n-Wagen''' ("n-coaches")<ref>{{cite web |title=[6w]DB n-Wagen - Open L-Gauge |url=https://open-l-gauge.eu/6wdb-n-wagen/ |website=open-l-gauge.eu |access-date=11 February 2026}}</ref> are a type of 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 times in commuter and regional transit. Succeeding the 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 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 meteres, 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 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== {| |- valign="top" | width="250" | '''Total length:''' || 26,400&nbsp;mm |- valign="top" | '''Distance between bogie pivots:''' || 21,500&nbsp;mm |- valign="top" | '''Empty weight:''' || 42-47 t |- valign="top" | '''Maximum speed:''' || 120 or 140&nbsp;km/h (varies by type) |- valign="top" | '''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. |}

===Type overview=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="width:70px;" | Type ! style="width:70px;" | Year built ! style="width:50px;" | Number ! style="width:300px;" | Notes |- | ABn 703 || 1959 – 66 || 798 || 5 cars with central control (ABnz 703), 20 cars with multi-voltage heating |- | ABnr 704 || 1965 – 67 || 34 || |- | ABnrz 704 || 1968 – 77 || 380 || |- | ABnrz 708 || 1977 || 1 || ''Karlsruher Versuchszug'' (Karlsruhe experimental train) |- | Bn 719 || 1969 – 76 || 1070 || |- | Bn 720 || 1959 – 63 || 1019 || |- | Bnz 723 || 1965/66 || 30 || Multi-voltage heating |- | Bnrz 723 || 1966 || 40 || |- | Bnrz 724 || 1969/70 || 180 || Field hospital car, steep roof |- | Bnrz 724.1 || 1989/90 || 18 || remodeled from Bnrz 725 |- | Bnr 725 || 1966 – 68 || 190 || |- | Bnrz 725 ||1967 – 77 || 449 || |- | Bnrz 728 || 1977 – 80 || 100 || Steep roof |- | Bnrz 729 || 1977 || 2 || ''Karlsruher Versuchszug'' (Karlsruhe experimental train) |- | Bnrz 734 || 1977 || 1 || ''Karlsruher Versuchszug'' (Karlsruhe experimental train) |- | BDnf 735 ||1978 – 81 || 71 || Rebuilt from BDnf 738, cab car w/o door |- | BDnf 738 || 1959 – 64 || 229 || Cab car with front passenger door, 20 cars with multi-voltage heating |- | BDnrzf 739 ||1969 || 40 || Cab car with front passenger door, cab removed later on |- | BDnrzf 740 || 1971 – 77 || 310 || Cab car, model Karlsruhe |- | BDn 742 || 1961 – 64 || 29 || no cab, rebuilt from BDnf 738, 20 cars with multi-voltage heating |- |} * 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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