Monday, January 7, 2013

German 420 class electric multiple units for local passenger traffic


A total of 480 of these three-part articulated sets were built between 1969 and 1997 for the Deutsche Bundesbahn by MAN, WMD, LHB, MBB, O&K, Uerdingen, WU for S-Bahn traffic; 168 are still in use.

Axle arrangement: Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'
Length over couplers:  67.4 metres
Height: 3.76 metres
Width: 3.08 metres
Bogie axle base:   16.5 metres (End cars) 14 metres (Middle car)
Internal bogie wheelbase:  2.5 metres
Weight empty:   129 tonnes
Service weight:  144 tonnes
Top speed:  120 km/h
Output (one hour):  2,400 kW
Acceleration:  0.9 m/s², 1.0 m/s²
Driving wheel diameter:     850/780 mm
Seating places: 192

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