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- 1. P1160325 DSB MFB 5253: Mef.ellingen· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The DSB Class MF is a Danish-built medium/long distance diesel multiple-unit train. The sets were built by ABB Scandia (later purchased by Adtranz, which itself was subsequently acquired by Bombardier Transportation) in Randers. This train model has been operating in Denmark and Sweden since 1990 and was previously operated in Israel from 1992–2024.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 36 years ago, in 1990.
- Top speed is 1.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 13 minutes.
- 1.3 MW is about 16 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 16 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 58.8 m long: about 13 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 36 years.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1990
- in service from
- 1990
- status
- in service
- number built
- 202
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- builders
- ABB Group, ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd, Scandia AS
- operators
- DSB, Renfe Operadora, Transdev Group, Øresundståg, Lokaltog, Amtrak, Via Rail, Israel Railways, SJ AB, Skånetrafiken, Hallandstrafiken, Deutsche Bahn
- top speed
- 180 km/h
- power
- 1.3 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- MFA-FF-MFB
- length
- 58.8 m
- weight
- 97 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q706345, Wikipedia: DSB Class MF (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.