4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. S-Bahn Hannover Type 424: Clic· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Baureihe 424 S-Bahn Köln: Tohma ( talk )· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. BR 424 in Langenhagen Mitte: Hannoverwissen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. S-bahn fuehrerstand br424: Fbs· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Class 424 is a class of electric multiple units formerly used on the Hanover S-Bahn network. 16 units were reallocated for the Munich S-Bahn and 24 units for the Cologne S-Bahn. The trains were ordered for the new Hanover S-Bahn, which would serve Expo 2000 in Hanover.
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
- 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 19 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 67.5 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
- 40
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Adtranz, ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Siemens Mobility, Bombardier
- operators
- 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
- 67.5 m
- weight
- 114 t
- Dutch name
- Baureihe 424
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3721997, Wikipedia: DBAG Class 424 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.