3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Clp 20070602 ET 167 072 Twh Erkner: Christian Liebscher ( Platte )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. S-Bahn Berlin Baureihe 477: Michael Dittrich· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Berlin S-Bahn train type ET 167: meine Großmutter/own grandma· Public domain
what is it?
The DR Class 167 is a train class that was built in 1938–1944, during World War II and Nazi Germany times. Because of the width restrictions for the Nordsüd-S-Bahntunnel, 291 trains were delivered from 1937. Additionally, 72 trains were also delivered from 1938 to 1941, and in the end only 283 power cars were delivered.
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
- 283
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Orenstein & Koppel
- 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 Q895529, Wikipedia: DRG Class ET 167 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.