runs over the two rolls in the embodiment shown in fig2 the rigid roll 21 has a smooth cylinder mantle 21 39 whereas in the embodiment shown in fig3 the mantle 21 39 of the rigid roll 21 can be smooth or hollow faced after a paper guide roll 35 the web w is transferred into the dryer section of the paper machine onto the lower face of a drying wire 38 after its guide roll 36 to which wire the web is made to adhere by means of transfer suction boxes 37 the transfer suction boxes 37 are followed in the web travel direction by a first drying cylinder 40 or by a corresponding lead in cylinder of the dryer section which is placed in a position higher than the other drying cylinders in the first group with single wire draw in the dryer section the drying cylinder 40 or equivalent is followed by a reversing suction roll 41 and after that by a contact drying cylinder 42 which is placed in a 34 normal 34 height position in the first group with single wire draw the press section shown in fig2 and 3 differs from that shown in fig1.