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SZU Be 510

🇨🇭 Switzerland ·built by Stadler Rail· Swiss electric multiple unit

SZU Be 510, photo 1 of 8
1/8 Cmdr Zod· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

Class SZU Be 510 designates a multi system EMU of the Swiss railway Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn (SZU), procured for the Uetliberg railway. These EMUs could operate on the former 1200 V DC electrification of the Uetliberg line and can run on AC lines such as the Sihl Valley line and the Uetliberg line converted to AC in 2022.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • built 11made 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

  • 50 m long: about 11 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
—
number built
11
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇨🇭 Switzerland
builders
Stadler Rail
operators
Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
top speed
120 km/h
power
—
length
50 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q15843674, Wikipedia: SZU Be 510 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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