DB Class 472

Deutsche Bundesbahn Baureihe 472/473

300px DB Class 472 leaving Hamburg central station

Type and origin Power type Electric Builder LHB, MBB, WMD, SSD, Build date 1974-1975 1983-1984 Total produced 62

Specifications UIC class Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Length 65.820 m (215 ft 11.3 in) Loco weight 114.4 t (112.6 long tons; 126.1 short tons) Electric system(s) 1,2 kV DC Bottom contact Third rail Train brakes Air, electric Safety systems Sifa, PZB

Performance figures Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph) Power output 1,520 kW (2,040 hp)

Career Operators Deutsche Bundesbahn Deutsche Bahn AG Hamburg S-Bahn Class 472/473

The DB Class 472/473 is a three-car electric multiple unit train for the Hamburg S-Bahn. They were built to service the new lines through the city tunnel (opened 1975), to Harburg (opened 1983) and to Neugraben (opened 1984). The livery was beige blue at first, but it was changed to verkehrsrot (traffic-red) in 1997. The Class 473 is the centre carriage of the Class 472, it differs from the predecessor (470 and 471) centre carriages in its own electric motors and they have three door pairs instead of four. In 2012, there are 52 units left in total of 62 built.

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