VAG Class DT3

VAG Class DT3
A Class DT3-F train at Hauptbahnhof U-Bahn station in June 2016
ManufacturerSiemens
Family nameModular Metro
Constructed2004–2011
Number built92 vehicles (46 sets)
Formation2 cars per set
Fleet numbers701/702–763/764 (DT3)
Capacity308 (82 seated)
OperatorsVAG
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium
Train length37.72 m (123 ft 9 in)
Width2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed80 km/h (49.7 mph)
Weight59.2 t (58.3 long tons; 65.3 short tons)
Traction systemIGBTVVVF
Power output1,120 kW
Electric system(s)750 V DC third rail
Current collector(s)contact shoe
pantograph (maintenance only)
Braking system(s)Electric brake, pneumatic brake, spring accumulator brake
Safety system(s)ATC, ATO, ATP
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

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.[1]

  1. ^ Pabst, Martin (2006). S-Bahn- und U-Bahn-Fahrzeuge in Deutschland [S-Bahn and U-Bahn vehicles in Germany] (in German) (2nd ed.). GeraMond. pp. 74–77, 84, 85. ISBN 3-7654-7366-9.