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- 1. Triebwagenhalle Erkner 05: Andre_de· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. Triebwagenhalle Erkner 08: Andre_de· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Fragment Triebwagen ET169 005b: Mallard60022· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The DR Class ET 169 (until 1941: Type "Bernau") was the first class of electric multiple units for use on the Berlin S-Bahn commuter lines. 17 five car units were ordered by the Deutsche Reichsbahn in 1925, each comprising two motor cars with bogies and three short four-wheelers. They were intended for service on the northern lines from Stettiner Station to the rural towns Bernau, Oranienburg and Velten.
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
- 1969
- status
- retired
- number built
- 17
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- builders
- Wegmann
- 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 Q900940, Wikipedia: DRG Class ET 169 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.