#5618· Baureihe 442

Bombardier Talent 2

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by ALSTOM Transportation Germany· from 2011· German electric multiple unit trainset

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Kronach - Franken-Thüringen-Express - Bombardier Talent 2: Tors· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
2. 442 729 in Nürnberg, 2014 (02): Bahnfrend· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. DBAG Class 3442: DoomWarrior· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. DBAG Class 2442: Александр из ТЧ-15· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Bombardier Talent 2 of Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft: W. Bulach· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. DBAG Class 442: User:Willem_90· CC0
7. Abellio Talent 2 Präsentation Thüringen 2015 002: indeedous· Attribution
8. Bombardier Talent 2 der SWEG im Bahnhof Staufen: Andreas Schwarzkopf· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. Dbag-rb-14-bombardier-talent2-873873: Kurt Rasmussen· Attribution
10. Talent 2 S-Bahn-Rostock: Med-HRO· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Talent 2 is an electric multiple unit manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. The train began production in 2008 and first entered service with Deutsche Bahn in 2011. Despite having the same name as the original Talent, designed by Waggonfabrik Talbot and later acquired by Bombardier, for the most part it does not share technical details with that train, except for the rounded sides and doorways.

who runs it

Deutsche Bahn Abellio Transport Holding B.V Mobico Group DB Regio cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft SWEG Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH National Express Rail GmbH DB Regio Nordost

base stats

speed 160 km/htop speed

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 15 years ago, in 2011.
Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.

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

spec sheet

built: 2011
in service from: 2011
status: in service
number built: —
kind: multiple unit
traction: electric
origin: 🇩🇪 Germany
builders: ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Bombardier
operators: Deutsche Bahn, Abellio Transport Holding B.V, Mobico Group, DB Regio, cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft, SWEG Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH, National Express Rail GmbH, DB Regio Nordost
top speed: 160 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: overhead catenary
Dutch name: Baureihe 442

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

Sources: Wikidata Q729191, Wikipedia: Bombardier Talent 2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.