3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Clp 20070602 ET 168 029 Twh Erkner: Christian Liebscher ( Platte )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 02 426a Schlepptriebwagen 278 105: Falk2· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. S-Bahn Berlin Baureihe ET168 Jumbo: Jcornelius· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The DR Class ET 168 (until 1941: Type "Oranienburg") was the second electric multiple unit that operated on the newly electrified Berlin S-Bahn lines. 17 trainsets in total were ordered by the Deutsche Reichsbahn in 1925 for delivery into the northern suburbs of Berlin.
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
- 1962
- status
- retired
- number built
- 17
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Waggon- und Maschinenbau Görlitz
- 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 Q900938, Wikipedia: DRG Class ET 168 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.