Welcome to the Estonian Diesel Multiple Units Page! Below you will find all the few types in use and given some time also their technical details. There are also pages for the Electric Multiple Units and Diesel Locomotives and in the near future also the MOV Equipment Page. Estonia is one of the few European countries with no electric locomotives so that page does not exist.  
         

* DR1 of Edelraudtee * GTW2/6 / GTW2/8 *        

     
 Dr1 of Edelraudtee

Pictures: 

Technical details for DR1
-> Builder: RVZ  
-> Delivered to use: series 1973 - 1994       
-> Classes: DR1A/DR1B of varying subtypes most with some lighter rebuilds  
-> Operators & owners: currently Edelraudtee (English: Southwestern Railways)
-> Operating areas: the Estonian units only in Estonia, the type is seen just
      about everywhere in the ex Soviet colonies, where the countries have not
      yet had money to buy newer EMUs. 
-> Number of units: 180 sets built, around 20 - 30 in Estonia 
-> Unit configurations: DM-T-DM to DM-T-T-T-DM (both in the picture above)
       some unusual configs also exist, see unit "Susanna" below
-> Unit numbers: - 37xx -   
          
-> Capacity: depending on the configuration, trains are modular "virtual DMUs"
        
-> Operational max. speed: 120 km/h (75 mph)  
-> Unit length: each Diesel unit 26 meters and trailer 25,6 meters
-> Unit heigth: 
-> Unit width:

-> Power source: Diesel fuel
-> Unit power: 736 kW (1000 Hp)
-> Mass, metric tons: Motor unit 60 tons, trailers 38 tons
            
-> Train control systems: 
-> Couplers: SA3 semiautomatic couplers 
-> Max axle weight: 20 tons   
   
-> ventilated environment for personnel and passengers  
   
   
Easy recognition guide
   

• See the pictures above, the RVZ designed interesting rounded face is very typical to both the DR1 unists and the ER1 (electric) units. 

The future will bring the Swiss Stadler GTW2/6 and/or GTW2/8 units to the rails. This will doom the totally obsolidated DR1 units from on years 2014.  The 10 units + 10 units option lease will be used to remove the current backward DR1 DMUs. Lease is to be funded from the Estonian state budget and is estimated to be around 6 -7 million euros per year for the first 10 units.

In the picture above the SBB owned and operated class 520 GTW2/8 in Lenzburg, Switzerland and below of Arriva operated GTW2/6 in Groeningen, Holland.