Explore Reichsbahn through 9 example sentences from English. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Reichsbahn in a sentence
Using Reichsbahn
- In the example corpus, reichsbahn often appears in combinations such as: the reichsbahn, reichsbahn employees.
Context around Reichsbahn
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Reichsbahn
- In this selection, "reichsbahn" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, german, berlin, deutsche, employees, further and tried stand out and add context to how "reichsbahn" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1952 the reichsbahn also permitted and 1953 the reichsbahn further cut. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "reichsbahn" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with reichsbahn
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many Reichsbahn employees working in West Berlin were West Berliners. (10 words)
More than 200 West Berlin Reichsbahn employees who did not return to work were then fired. (16 words)
Until 1952, the Reichsbahn also permitted stops at other stations on the way through the Western sectors. (17 words)
As for the S-Bahn, operated in all of Berlin by the East German Reichsbahn, the construction of the Wall meant a deep cut into its integrated network of lines, especially for Berlin's circular S-Bahn line around all of the Western and Eastern inner city. (47 words)
The Reichsbahn tried to reduce its losses from operating West Berlin's S-Bahns by reducing the staff and the operation time in the evenings and nights, further reducing the salaries of the remaining employees. (35 words)
This explains the retaining of the name "Deutsche Reichsbahn" despite containing the word "Reich" (Nation or Empire) replaced in the names of all other institutions taken over by the communist GDR. (31 words)
Example sentences (9)
As for the S-Bahn, operated in all of Berlin by the East German Reichsbahn, the construction of the Wall meant a deep cut into its integrated network of lines, especially for Berlin's circular S-Bahn line around all of the Western and Eastern inner city.
In June 1953, the Reichsbahn further cut off West Berlin from its East German suburbs by the introduction of additional express S-Bahn trains (German Durchläufer main).
Many Reichsbahn employees working in West Berlin were West Berliners.
More than 200 West Berlin Reichsbahn employees who did not return to work were then fired.
The GDR-controlled 'Bahnpolizei', the Reichsbahn's railway police, were authorised to patrol station premises and other railway property in the whole city including West Berlin.
The Reichsbahn tried to reduce its losses from operating West Berlin's S-Bahns by reducing the staff and the operation time in the evenings and nights, further reducing the salaries of the remaining employees.
This explains the retaining of the name "Deutsche Reichsbahn" despite containing the word "Reich" (Nation or Empire) replaced in the names of all other institutions taken over by the communist GDR.
Thus many members of the Volkssturm turned their civilian clothing into makeshift paramilitary uniforms or wore uniforms from their civilian jobs (such as train conductors of the Reichsbahn ).
Until 1952, the Reichsbahn also permitted stops at other stations on the way through the Western sectors.
Common combinations with reichsbahn
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: