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DRG Class SVT 137
DRG Class SVT 137 225 at Leipzig Main Station
Manufacturer
WUMAG, AEG, Linke-Hoffmann, SSW
Constructed
1935–36
Number built
33
Specifications
Train length
44.756–70.2 m (146 ft 10.0 in – 230 ft 3.8 in)
Maximum speed
160–205 km/h (99–127 mph)
Weight
91.3–160 t (89.9–157.5 long tons; 100.6–176.4 short tons)
Axle load
16.7 t (16.4 long tons; 18.4 short tons)
Engine type
Diesel
Power output
604–970 kW (810–1,301 hp)
Transmission
diesel-electric, diesel-hydraulic
UIC classification
2'Bo'2' 2'Bo'Bo'2 B2'2'B 2'Bo'+2'2'+Bo'2'
The DRG Class SVT 137 was a class of streamlined diesel railcars of the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft and later of the Deutsche Bundesbahn (as class VT 04) and the Deutsche Reichsbahn. With a regular maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) and average speeds of up to 132 km/h (82 mph) they were the first high speed trains in central Europe.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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^"SVT 137 153 ff. Leipzig". www.dbtrains.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^"SVT 137 273 ff. Köln". www.dbtrains.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^"SVT 137 901-903 Berlin". www.dbtrains.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^good picture site
^"Verkehrsmuseum Dresden - Presseinfo: Presse Eisenbahnausstellung". Archived from the original on 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
^http://www.hfi.tu-berlin.de/Foettinger/Projekte/SVT137155/svt137155.pdf[permanent dead link]
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