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A ''Nahgüterzug'' (abbreviation: Ng) is the name given to a category of local goods train in German-speaking countries, sometimes translated as a 'pick up' train or pick-up goods train.Ernst, Dr.-Ing. Richard (1989). ''Wörterbuch der Industriellen Technik'' (5th ed.). Wiesbaden: Oscar Brandstetter, p. 707. . It describes a type of goods train that, unlike the ''
A ''Nahgüterzug'' (abbreviation: Ng) is the name given to a category of local goods train in German-speaking countries, sometimes translated as a 'pick up' train or pick-up goods train.Ernst, Dr.-Ing. Richard (1989). ''Wörterbuch der Industriellen Technik'' (5th ed.). Wiesbaden: Oscar Brandstetter, p. 707. . It describes a type of goods train that, unlike the ''Durchgangsgüterzug
A ''Durchgangsgüterzug'' (abbreviation: ''Dg'', literally: through goods train) is a category of German train that describes a goods train that runs directly to its destination with the same train formation. No shunting takes place at intermedia ...
'' (through goods train) - does not stay together for its entire journey; instead wagons can be added or dropped off at intermediate stations en route. And unlike the ''Übergabegüterzug
An ''Übergabegüterzug'' (abbreviated to: ''Üg'' or ''Übergabe'', literally goods exchange train) is a goods train that moves individual goods wagons on the first or last stage of their journey i.e. from the start to the first railway hub or f ...
'' (goods exchange train) ''Nahgüterzüge'' run from one railway hub to another, usually between two marshalling yards
A classification yard (American and Canadian English (Canadian National Railway use)), marshalling yard ( British, Hong Kong, Indian, Australian, and Canadian English (Canadian Pacific Railway use)) or shunting yard (Central Europe) is a railway ...
. Along the way various groups of wagons are detached or collected at the intermediate stations.
See also
* ''Durchgangsgüterzug
A ''Durchgangsgüterzug'' (abbreviation: ''Dg'', literally: through goods train) is a category of German train that describes a goods train that runs directly to its destination with the same train formation. No shunting takes place at intermedia ...
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* ''Übergabegüterzug
An ''Übergabegüterzug'' (abbreviated to: ''Üg'' or ''Übergabe'', literally goods exchange train) is a goods train that moves individual goods wagons on the first or last stage of their journey i.e. from the start to the first railway hub or f ...
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nahguterzug Rail freight transport in Germany