Corridor coach

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Type of railway passenger coach

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::summary Type of railway passenger coach ::

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A corridor coach is a type of railway passenger coach divided into compartments and having a corridor down one side of the coach to allow free movement along the train and between compartments.

The idea of connecting railway coaches by means of an interior corridor and exterior platform at each end dates to at least 1865, when a patent was obtained by William Chubb and Solomon Fry of Bristol. This concept was first applied in Britain around the start of the 20th century, because the advent of dining cars made it advantageous to enable passengers to move down the length of a train. This was achieved by linking the corridors of adjacent coaches using a "corridor connector". The "Standard Corridor" thus became one of the standard mid-20th century designs of railway carriage.

The corridor coach was known on the European continent as the American system or American coach in the early 1900s.

References

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References

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  3. http://www.bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/car_fs1.html ''The Development of the British Railway Carriage'', accessed on 23 May 09.
  4. (July 1982). "British Railways Vehicle Diagram Book 200 for Loco Hauled Coaches". British Railways Board.
  5. Konrad, Emil (1984). ''Die Reisezugwagen der deutschen Länderbahnen'', Vol. 2: ''Bayern, Württemberg, Baden'', Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, p. 12. {{ISBN. 3-440-05327-X.
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