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DRG Class ET 125
Deutsches Reich ·built by O&K· class of 18 German multiple units for Berlin S-Bahn
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Clp 20070602 276 031-2 Twh Erkner: Christian Liebscher ( Platte )· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The 1941 Class ET 125, later adjusted series 276.0 (DR) or 477 (DBAG), was an electric railcar which traversed the DC-powered S-Bahn in Berlin during 1934/35. It was built in 1936 and 1938. The cars, which were popularly known as banker trains, were rebuilt after World War II and the series ET / EB 166 adapted.
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
- Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 36.2 m long: about 8 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
- —
- retired
- 2003
- status
- retired
- number built
- 18
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- Deutsches Reich
- builders
- O&K
- operators
- Deutsche Reichsbahn
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 750 V DC third rail
- wheel arrangement
- Bo'Bo'+2'2'
- length
- 36.2 m
- weight
- 59 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1155212, Wikipedia: DRG Class ET 125 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.