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DRG Class ET 91

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by AEG· from 1935· class of 2 German panoramic electric railcars

🚆 multiple unit electric retired
8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. ET 91 01 (14.09.1985): Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. ET 91 01: Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3. Bahnpark Augsburg 2026 3: Smiley.toerist· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. Gläserner Zug ET 91 01 (Bahnpark Augsburg) 01: Wikitarisch· CC BY 4.0
  5. 5. Gläserner Zug ET 91 01 (Bahnpark Augsburg) 02: Wikitarisch· CC BY 4.0
  6. 6. Gläserner Zug ET 91 01 (Bahnpark Augsburg) 03: Wikitarisch· CC BY 4.0
  7. 7. Gläserner Zug ET 91 01 (Bahnpark Augsburg) 04: Wikitarisch· CC BY 4.0
  8. 8. Gläserner Zug ET 91 01 (Bahnpark Augsburg) 05: Wikitarisch· CC BY 4.0
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DRG Class ET 91, photo 1 of 8
1/8 Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Baureihe ET 91 was a series of electric multiple units built for the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft of Germany. The units colloquially known as Gläserner Zug (Glass Train) were equipped with large panorama windows, providing an excellent outside view to the passengers. The vehicles were used for recreational trips only, especially in southern Germany and Austria.

who runs it

Deutsche ReichsbahnDeutsche Bundesbahn

base stats

  • speed 110 km/htop speed
  • weight 51 tin working order
  • seats 70passengers
  • built 2made 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

  • First built 91 years ago, in 1935.
  • Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 20.6 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 8 years (1935–1943).

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

spec sheet

built
1935
in service from
1935
retired
1943
status
retired
number built
2
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
AEG, Waggonfabrik Fuchs
operators
Deutsche Reichsbahn, Deutsche Bundesbahn
top speed
110 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
catenary
wheel arrangement
Bo′2′
length
20.6 m
weight
51 t
capacity
70 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q539980, Wikipedia: DRG Class ET 91 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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