VAG Class DT3

what is it?

The VAG Class DT3 is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg on the Nuremberg U-Bahn system. It is the first type of rolling stock on the Nuremberg U-Bahn that has gangways between the individual cars.

who runs it

VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg

base stats

• speed 80 km/htop speed
• power 1.1 MWpower output
• weight 59.2 tin working order
• seats 82passengers
• built 46made 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 22 years ago, in 2004.
• 🚗1.1 MW is about 13 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏37.7 m long: about 8 cars parked nose to tail.

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built

2004

in service from

2004

number built

46

kind

metro

traction

electric

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Siemens Mobility

operators

VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg

top speed

80 km/h

power

1.1 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

750 V DC third rail

formation

2 cars per set

length

37.7 m

weight

59.2 t

capacity

82 passengers

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