The Kübelwagen
It's commonly known as the Kibel - the longest produced trainset in the world. Its nickname comes from a slang term, denoting a toilet - the word itself however, is a polonised version of the German word for a bucket - Kübel. I assume a bucket could have been synonomous with a toilet in the 19th century :). Hence the name Kibel might sound familiar to our Western neighbours.
EN57-1184 - one of the last two Kibel units in the white and black livery was photographed on the 30.11 while running as the train 55409 from Laskowice Pomorskie to Gdynia Gł., as it was accelerating after leaving the passenger stop Majewo.
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus
Comment added by Jarek: to be more precise, the word "kibel" came to colloquial Polish speech directly from prison slang, as ordinary buckets (so here the German word "Kübel" appears) used to serve as toilet in prison cells.
The Kübelwagen
It's commonly known as the Kibel - the longest produced trainset in the world. Its nickname comes from a slang term, denoting a toilet - the word itself however, is a polonised version of the German word for a bucket - Kübel. I assume a bucket could have been synonomous with a toilet in the 19th century :). Hence the name Kibel might sound familiar to our Western neighbours.
EN57-1184 - one of the last two Kibel units in the white and black livery was photographed on the 30.11 while running as the train 55409 from Laskowice Pomorskie to Gdynia Gł., as it was accelerating after leaving the passenger stop Majewo.
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus
Comment added by Jarek: to be more precise, the word "kibel" came to colloquial Polish speech directly from prison slang, as ordinary buckets (so here the German word "Kübel" appears) used to serve as toilet in prison cells.