#2465

DRG Class ET 25

Deutsches Reich ·built by AEG· from 1935· class of 39 German 3-car electric multiple units

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. ET 25 015 (14.09.1985): Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Germany, Stuttgart Mühlacher, Deutsche Bahn, Class ET 425 (DRG Class ET 25) (SIK 03-020990): ETH-Bibliothek Zürich, Bildarchiv / Fotograf: Bärtschi, Hans-Peter / SIK_03-020990 / CC BY-SA 4.0· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Bahnbetriebswerk Tübingen ET 25: Frank Nowotny· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Bahnhof Saarlouis ET 25: Walter Becker· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. DB-Baureihe 425 ( DRG ET 25): Frank Nowotny· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. ET 25 Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof: Frank Nowotny· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. ET 25 Wurzen: Rainerhaufe at German Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. ET25DRG (425 015 A W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. ET25DRG (425 015 B W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. ET25DRG (425 103 A W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The ET 25 was a series of electric multiple units built in the 1930s by the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft.

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.

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

built: 1935
in service from: 1935
retired: 1985
status: retired
number built: 39
kind: multiple unit
traction: electric
origin: Deutsches Reich
builders: AEG
operators: Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)
top speed: 120 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: Bo′2′+2′2′+2′Bo′
length: 66.3 m
weight: 125 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q322036, Wikipedia: DRG Class ET 25 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.