# der Triebwagen

der Triebwagen is a German noun meaning “railcar”. Forms: des Triebwagens, die Triebwagen.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Triebwagens
- Plural: die Triebwagen

## In other languages

- Русский: моторный вагон

## Meanings

1. railcar, motor coach, power car (a self-propelled rail vehicle with its own motor and driver's cab designed to transport passengers or freight)
   - Auf der eingleisigen Nebenstrecke setzt die Bahn moderne Diesel-Triebwagen ein. — On the single-track branch line, the railway operates modern diesel railcars.
2. motor car, powered tram car (the powered streetcar carrying the motor, as opposed to an unpowered trailer car)
   - Der Triebwagen der historischen Straßenbahn zog zwei ungebremste Beiwagen. — The motor car of the historical tram pulled two unbraked trailer cars.

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