IC control cab coach, type Bpmbdzf 297.3, of the Deutsche Bahn.

■ For the first time in a light grey livery with a traffic-red window band
■ Route: Cologne Central Station–Frankfurt (M)–Nuremberg–Linz–Vienna West Station–Budapest-Keleti pu
■ Fine windscreen wipers
■ Free-standing replicas of the bicycle racks
■ Elaborate, multi-coloured interior fittings
■ Imitation of a sun blind in the driver's cab
■ In digital operation with switchable high beam and driver’s cab and desk lighting
■ DC version

In the early 1990s, the DB began developing control cab coaches for long-distance services. The first 75 control cab coaches were converted from passenger coaches built in Halberstadt. After the first two series were delivered, PFA Weiden began manufacturing twelve pressure-tight IC control cab coaches. To distinguish them from the "conventional" version, these coaches are designated Bpmbdzf 297.3.