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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 422 027-3 S2 Dortmund-Westerfilde: Jacek Rużyczka· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Baureihe 422 (9778156554): Lars Steffens· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. BR 422 Angermund: Larsvr6· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. BR 422 Langenfeld: EveryPicture· CC BY 3.0
- 5. BR422-Hebeanlage: ACBahn· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
The Class 422 is a series of four-car electric multiple units that are a derivative of the DBAG Class 423. The two inner cars in the set are designated as Class 432 vehicles.
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
- First built 18 years ago, in 2008.
- 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).
- 69.4 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
- 2008
- in service from
- 2008
- number built
- 84
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Alstom, ALSTOM Transportation Germany
- operators
- DB Regio, Deutsche Bahn
- top speed
- 140 km/h
- power
- 2.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 15 kV 16.7 Hz
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'(Bo')(2')(Bo')Bo'
- length
- 69.4 m
- weight
- 112 t
- Dutch name
- Baureihe 422
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q567348, Wikipedia: DBAG Class 422 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.