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#6211· Baureihe 423

DBAG Class 423

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Adtranz· German S-Bahn vehicle

🚆 multiple unit electric
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 423-Vollzug Main-Weser-Bahn: MdE· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
  2. 2. Westbahnhof Hochbahnsteig: X-angel· CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3. Baureihe 423 Fahrgastraum: Stefan Flöper· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. DBAG Class 423 trains: The original uploader was GK tramrunner at English Wikipedia .· CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. 5. BR 423 EMU (55083290260): Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. Flughafenbahnhof Köln Bonn A191-Gh: Pedelecs· CC BY-SA 3.0
  7. 7. 423 036-3 Köln-Deutz 2016-03-26: Rolf Heinrich, Köln· CC BY 3.0
  8. 8. Br423: EveryPicture· CC BY-SA 3.0
  9. 9. Hugh llewelyn 423 039 (5699549923): Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
  10. 10. DB S-Bahn train leaving Cologne main station - Zug Köln Hauptbahnhof verlassen (25800907203): Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England· CC BY 2.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
DBAG Class 423, photo 1 of 10
1/10 MdE· CC BY-SA 3.0 de

what is it?

The Deutsche Bahn Class 423 EMU is a light-weight articulated electric railcar for S-Bahn commuter networks in Germany. The train has similar dimensions to its predecessor, the Class 420 EMU, but is significantly lighter and has one large passenger compartment, while that of the 420 is divided into three parts. The 423 additionally has six doors in each carriage (three on each side), which is down from eight on the 420 (four on each side).

who runs it

DB RegioDeutsche BahnMunich S-Bahn

base stats

  • speed 140 km/htop speed
  • power 2.4 MWpower output
  • weight 105 tin working order
  • built 462made in total

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

  • Top speed is 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • 2.4 MW is about 28 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • Weighs about as much as 18 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 67.4 m long: about 15 cars parked nose to tail.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
—
number built
462
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Adtranz, ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Alstom, ABB Group
operators
DB Regio, Deutsche Bahn, Munich S-Bahn
top speed
140 km/h
power
2.4 MW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
wheel arrangement
Bo′(Bo′)(2′)(Bo′)Bo′
length
67.4 m
weight
105 t
Dutch name
Baureihe 423

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q256736, Wikipedia: DBAG Class 423 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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