what is it?
The VT 10.5 was a diesel multiple unit that was developed by the Deutsche Bundesbahn in the early 1950s. It was first displayed in public at the International Transport Exhibition in Munich in 1953.
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 73 years ago, in 1953.
- 96.7 m long: about 21 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 7 years (1953–1960).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1953
- in service from
- 1953
- retired
- 1960
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Linke-Hofmann, Wegmann & Co.
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- length
- 96.7 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1151904, Wikipedia: DB Class VT 10.5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.