DBAG Class 481

DBAG Baureihe 481/482
DBAG Class 481 at Berlin Westkreuz station
ManufacturerAdtranz and DWA (later Bombardier)
Built atHennigsdorf (Adtranz) and Halle (DWA)
Constructed1996–2004
Number built500 quarter trains
Operators
Specifications
Train length36.8 m (120 ft 9 in)
Width
  • 3,000 mm (9 ft 10 in) (outer frame)
  • 3,140 mm (10 ft 4 in) (with safety sills)
Height3,585 mm (11 ft 9.1 in)
Floor height1,000 mm (39.37 in)
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph) (lowered to 80 km/h (50 mph) by regulator)
Weight59 t (58 long tons; 65 short tons)
Traction systemAEG DASU 7.1 3-level GTOVVVF
Traction motors6 × VEM DKABZ 2806-4B 99 kW (133 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor[1]
Power output594 kW (797 hp)
Acceleration1.0 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2)
Deceleration1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2)
Electric system(s)750 V DC third rail
Current collector(s)Contact shoe
UIC classificationBo′2′+Bo′Bo′
Safety system(s)mechanical train stop, ZBS Eurobalises (after 2015)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

The DBAG Class 481/482 is an electric multiple unit train for the Berlin S-Bahn. The class 481 was designed to replace the aging rail cars after the German reunification in 1990. The first mock-up models were presented in 1993 with the first rollout on 22 January 1996.

  1. ^ "Solutions in transport engineering - Product range" (PDF). VEM Holding.