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VAG Class DT1
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by MAN SE· from 1970· German U-Bahn train type operated in Nuremberg
4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Nürnberg U-Bahn DT1: Florian Fèvre· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. DT1 Ausmusterung 14.01.2023: Der Tomatengärtner· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. DT1 in Muggenhof: Amarokkes· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. Nürnberg U-Bahn DT1 Train: Jcornelius ( talk )· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The VAG Class DT1 (colloquially called "Pegnitzpfeil") is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg on the Nuremberg U-Bahn system from its opening in 1972 until 2023. It is a derivative of the MVG Class A, in service on the Munich U-Bahn since 1971.
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 56 years ago, in 1970.
- 800 kW is about 9 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 9 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 36.6 m long: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 53 years (1970–2023).
metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.
spec sheet
- built
- 1970
- in service from
- 1970
- retired
- 2023
- status
- retired
- number built
- 64
- kind
- metro
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- MAN SE, AEG, Siemens Mobility
- operators
- VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 800 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 750 V DC Third rail
- formation
- 2 cars per trainset
- length
- 36.6 m
- weight
- 51.7 t
- capacity
- 98 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1454245, Wikipedia: VAG Class DT1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.