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DB Class 420 information


Class 420 / SL X420
A Class 420 train at Wiesbaden Ost station in June 2010
ManufacturerLHB, MBB, Orenstein & Koppel, Uerdingen, Waggon Union
Constructed1967–1997
Number built1,440 vehicles (480 sets)
Number preserved16 vehicles
SuccessorDB Class 423, DBAG Class 430
Formation3 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers420 001–420 390; 420 400–420 489
OperatorsDeutsche Bundesbahn
Deutsche Bahn
Storstockholms Lokaltrafik
Lines served
  • Munich S-Bahn network
  • Stuttgart S-Bahn network
  • Rhine-Main S-Bahn network
  • Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn network
  • Stockholms pendeltåg
Specifications
Car body constructionAluminium, steel
Train length67,400 mm (221 ft 2 in)
Width2,900 mm (9 ft 6 in)
Floor height1,000 mm (3 ft 3 in)[1]
Doors4 pairs per side
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Weight1,398 t (1,376 long tons; 1,541 short tons) (with steel end cars)
129 t (127 long tons; 142 short tons), 135 t (133 long tons; 149 short tons)
Power output2,400 kW (3,218 hp)
Acceleration1.0 m/s2 (2.2 mph/s)
Deceleration0.9 m/s2 (2.0 mph/s)
Electric system(s)15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line
Current collector(s)Single-arm pantograph
Braking system(s)Resistor brake, air-disc brake
spring-accumulator brake (from 7. batch onwards)
Safety system(s)ATP (SL X420)[2]
LZB (Munich S-Bahn)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Notes/references
Sources: [3][4]

The Class 420 (German: Baureihe 420) is a commuter electric multiple unit train type in service on German S-Bahn networks since 1972. Their use in Munich during the 1972 Summer Olympics earned them the colloquial name Olympiatriebwagen (Olympic multiple unit).[5]

  1. ^ Winfried, Reinhardt (2018). Öffentlicher Personennahverkehr: Technik – rechts- und betriebswirtschaftliche Grundlagen [Public transport: Technology - law and economic basics] (in German). Springer-Verlag. pp. 233, 298. ISBN 9783658220594.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference rg01092003 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ 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. 123, 124, 128–133, 179. ISBN 3-7654-7366-9.
  4. ^ Johnston, Howard; Harris, Ken (2005). Jane's Train Recognition Guide. HarperCollins. p. 238. ISBN 978-0-06-081895-1.
  5. ^ Durchdenwald, Thomas (November 4, 2016). "Letztes Signal für ET 420: Ende einer Ära" [Last signal for ET 420: The end of an era]. Stuttgarter Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.

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