Electric railcar ET 91 01 DB Ep.III

Company number: ET 91 01

Electric railcar ET 91 01 "Glass Train" of the Deutsche Bundesbahn.

- Version in red-beige livery
- With built-in interior lighting as standard

In the early 1930s, in order to make traveling and excursion services more attractive for the German population, the then Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG) decided to build a total of five observation railcars. At that time, it was important for the DRG to be able to stand up to the increasing competition in bus services for excursions. When building the railcars, the goal was to give all passengers as free and unhindered a view of the landscape as possible. In addition to three diesel-hydraulic vehicles, two were also ordered for electric operation. H. Fuchs Waggonfabrik in Heidelberg was responsible for the mechanical part, while AEG, Berlin, supplied the electrical part. Both railcars ET 91 01 and 02, which were given the sonorous name "Glass Train" by the population, quickly established themselves with the passengers. Popular excursions were the Karwendel tour via Mittenwald to Innsbruck or the Alpine tour via Salzburg, Bischofshofen and Kufstein to Munich.