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ÖBB Class 5047

🇦🇹 Austria ·built by GE Jenbacher· from 1987· class of Austrian DMU

🚆 multiple unit diesel
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. OBB 5047001 Kienberg: Herbert Ortner· CC BY 3.0
  2. 2. ÖBB Class 5047 in Vienna Hauptbahnhof: Diganagata· CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3. 2018-04-12 (208) ÖBB 2143 045-9 and ÖBB 5047 at Bahnhof Krems an der Donau: GT1976· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. Haltestelle rohrbach an der Gölsen an der Leobersdorfer Bahn bei Bahn Kilometer 46 von leobersdorf am Morgen des 7.10.2025 ,Öbb5047 als R54 6658 nach Hainfeld: Alexander Hauss2608· CC0
  5. 5. ÖBB 5047 (20200201 155600): Simon Legner ( User:simon04 )· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. ÖBB 5047 (DSC05825): Simon Legner ( User:simon04 )· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. Öbb 5047 doppel nach sankt pölten um im Bahnhof schrambach am 30.7.2021: AlexHauss2608· CC BY-SA 4.0
  8. 8. ÖBB 5047 Fahrgastraum: Tomtothomas· CC0
  9. 9. Öbb 5047 im Bahnhof schrambach im Süden der traisen tal bahn: AlexHauss2608· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. Öbb 5047 im Bahnhof schrambach wartet auf die Abfahrt nach Sankt Pölten: AlexHauss2608· CC BY-SA 4.0
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ÖBB Class 5047, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Herbert Ortner· CC BY 3.0

what is it?

The ÖBB Class 5047 are diesel railcars used in regional transportation. The trains were built by Jenbacher Werke and entered service in 1987. The GySEV and the Steiermarkbahn also have railcars of this type.

who runs it

Austrian Federal RailwaysRaaberbahnHungarian State RailwaysSteiermärkische LandesbahnenNorddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft Niebüll

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • seats 62passengers
  • built 100made 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 39 years ago, in 1987.

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

spec sheet

built
1987
in service from
1987
number built
100
kind
Diesel railcar
traction
diesel
origin
🇦🇹 Austria
builders
GE Jenbacher
operators
Austrian Federal Railways, Raaberbahn, Hungarian State Railways, Steiermärkische Landesbahnen, Norddeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft Niebüll
top speed
120 km/h
power
—
capacity
62 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q293704, Wikipedia: ÖBB Class 5047 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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