Welcome to the Germany Electric Multiple Units Page! Below you will find all the types in use and given some time also their technical details. There are also pages for the Diesel Multiple Units, Electric Locomotives and Diesel Locomotives.  
         
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Deutsche Bahn High Speed: Class 401 (ICE1) * Class 402 (ICE2) * Class 406 (ICE3 M / MF) * Class 407 (Velaro-D) * Class 411 / 415 (ICE-T) *
Deutsche Bahn:  Class 422 *       

     


   
     
   
 Class 402 (ICE2) of Deutsche Bahn  

   
   
   

     


 Class 406 ICE3 M / MF of Deutsche Bahn  

   






 Class 407 Velaro-D of Deutsche Bahn  


     
     
 Class 411 / 415 of Deutsche Bahn AG

Picture of the tilting class 411 ICE-T making a stop at Munich Germany at its early years in 2001.    

Class 411 "Venturio" tilting ICE trains were manufactured by a conortium of DWA, Siemens, DUEWAG and Fiat Ferroviaria, all in their strong areas. DWA (now part of  Bombardier) supplied the end coaches, DUEWAG (now belonging to Siemens) supplied the moddle coaches, while Siemens concentrated on the electricity and Fiat Ferroviaria (now merged to Alstom) supplied the bogies which include the tilting mechanism. 

Technical details
-> Builders: DWA, DUEWAG, Siemens and Fiat Ferroviaria
-> Delivered to use: 1996 - current production model  
      Revenue traffic started in 1999     
-> Classes: 411 (7 cars) and 415 (5 cars)
-> Operators & owners:
      Deutsche Bahn AG and ÖBB of Austria (latter  3 units of class 411 (ICE-T1),
      transformed to Austrian class 4011) 
-> Operating areas: Germany, Austria and Switzerland  
-> Number of units: 43 (ICE-T(1)) + 28 (ICE-T2) 
     32 (ICE-T) + 28 (ICE-T2)  7 car trains and
     11  5 car trains  
-> Unit configurations:
      411: 2'2'+ (1A)'(A1)'+ (1A)'(A1)'+ 2'2'+ (1A)'(A1)'+ (1A)'(A1)'+ 2'2'
      415: 2'2'+ (1A)'(A1)'+ (1A)'(A1)'+ (1A)'(A1)'+ 2'2
-> Unit numbers: -    
      notes: unit 411-06 middle cars were damaged in fire in 2004 and
      the end cars are currently used as replacement for other units.
       
-> Capacity:
      411: 372 passengers for T1 and 390 for T2
      415: 260 passengers
        
-> Operational max. speed: 230 km/h (143 mph)  
-> Unit length: 184,4 m for 411 and 132,6 m for 415
-> Unit heigth: 3,91 m 
-> Unit width: 2,85 m

-> Power source: 15 kV 16,7 Hz overhead electric
-> Unit power:
      411: 4000 kW (5438 Hp) , 415: 3000 kW (4080 Hp)
      411: 200 kN continuous, 415: 150 kN continuous
      411: 8 inner axles powered, 415: 6 inner axles powered  
-> Mass, metric tons:
      411: 402 metric tons, 415: 311 tons
            
-> Train control systems: Sifa, PZB 90, LZB 80/16 
      For Swiss traffic: ZUB262/121, Integra-Signum, Eurobalise
-> Couplers: Scharfenberg automatic couplers behind the nose cone doors
-> Axle weight: 15,5 tons   
   
-> ventilation and climate controlled environment for personnel and passengers
   
   
Easy recognition guide
   
-> Remarkably ICE3 looking design, but the easy way to make the difference is to look at the front, where the ICE-T has wedged side end windows.  

   
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 Class 422 of Deutsche Bahn AG

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