Rail vehicle provided with an end wall, a doorway, and footplate catchers

A set of rail vehicles comprising at least two rail vehicles and a gangway arranged between said two rail vehicles, at least one of said rail vehicles comprising:

• a carbody shell, the carbody shell having an end wall and a usable space,
• said end wall comprising a doorway for providing access to said usable space,
• said doorway comprising lateral walls and a threshold with one or more footplates,
• wherein said end wall further comprises at least two footplate catchers located laterally at a distance from each other, each laterally outside said threshold, for preventing a set of one or more footplates having a footplate width greater than (A) a threshold width and (B) the distance between the at least two footplate catchers from entering the usable space, wherein the gangway comprises at least one footplate, and
• wherein at least one of the footplate catchers is located on a path of a loose footplate and is operative to prevent said loose footplate from entering said usable space in an event of a collision.