2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. MR 4048 north of Lindholm: Liberaler Humanist· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Danske Statsbaner MR-MRD: Jan Oosterhuis· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The class MR and class MRD are classes of diesel multiple units (DMUs) built for the Danish State Railways (DSB). Delivered between 1978 and 1985, they have seen use primarily in regional passenger service. A total of 97 trainsets were built, initially by Waggonfabrik Uerdingen and later Scandia.
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
- 306 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 44.7 m long: about 10 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
- 98
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- builders
- DÜWAG
- operators
- DSB, Arriva
- top speed
- 130 km/h
- power
- 306 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2′B′+B′2′
- formation
- MR + MR (original), MR + MRD (since 1981)
- length
- 44.7 m
- weight
- 34.5 t
- Dutch name
- DSB MR
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q845731, Wikipedia: DSB class MR (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.