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Interior of the entrance zone of a Westbahn unit. The sliding door to the lower floor passenger space is operated with a pushbutton. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, upper floor of an end car. Here the seats are arranged in groups of four around fixed tables. One of these cars is marked as "Westclub" where each passenger can use two seats and gets a free drink for (currently) 5 eur surcharge. The other is open for a regular fare, with identical interior. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, upper floor of an end car. Above the doors, the door mechanism takes up so much space that the table at the end of the room only has two seats. Also, the window is very small, perhaps for structural reasons. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, upper floor of an end car. Above the doors, the door mechanism takes up so much space that there is only space for a single seat. Also, the window is very small, perhaps for structural reasons. This means, no view out of the window from this seat. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, upper floor of an end car. Screens announce the arrival time for the next stations. Strangely the last station is listed as "Salzburg-Freil." which does not exist - the real name of the station would be "Freilassing". The strange destination naming is so that Salzburg shows up as the destination on the information displays on the train and in the station, most passengers actually travel to Salzburg. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, gangway section of an end car. The electronic inverters take up most space above the bogies, so there is a long "tunnel" with a handrail to hold yourself during the sometimes shaky ride near a station. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, lower floor of an end car. The seats are all arranged around tables in groups of four. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, "Westcafé" in a middle car. Passengers can take a croissant (1 eur to be paid to the steward), other snacks (sandwiches and cakes) are served by the "Weststeward" of which there should be one in each car, but currently it looks as if there are only four. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, "Westcafé" in a middle car. Dispensers for hot and cold drinks, operating with Euro coins. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, upper floor of a middle car. Here the seats are in rows. From this perspective you can also see the elegant curve of the stairs. All seats are mounted on the sidewalls, which means there are no hard to clean "dirt corners" on the floor. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, upper floor of a middle car. Bench seat at the end of the car, above the door mechanism for the entrance door which is right below. The window is very small, perhaps for structural reasons. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, middle car. In one of the cars the lower floor has a wheelchair zone with accessible toilet/washroom and the end section where the toilets is used for a "smoking lounge". However due to lawsuits smoking is currently forbidden even here, as explained by the paper on the door, and the ashtrays were removed. Nevertheless the room was full of passengers. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, middle car, lower floor. The seats are arranged in rows; one corner is used for a luggage shelf. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, middle car, lower floor. More detailed view of the seats. Two electric plugs can be found on each double seat. The legroom is excellent and there is a folding table. The seats can recline by moving the seat cushion forward. However there is no rubbish bin; passengers have to wait for the steward to take the trash away. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, middle car, lower floor. Luggage shelf, with coin operated cable locks for bags. The lower board can be folded up to make space for bicycles if needed. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, middle car, lower floor. Seats on the right, luggage shelf on the left; behind the sliding doors are the car's entrance doors, which are at platform level and wider than anything found in other intercity trains. 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler

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Westbahn, menu card. These drinks and snacks can be obtained from the "Westcafé" (which is located in each of the four middle cars). 2012-02-24, tobias b köhler