DB Class 472

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.[1] 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.

Deutsche Bundesbahn Baureihe 472/473
DB Class 472 leaving Hamburg central station
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderLHB, MBB, WMD, SSD,
Build date1974-1975
1983-1984
Total produced62
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'+Bo'Bo'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length65.820 m (215 ft 11.3 in)
Loco weight114.4 t (112.6 long tons; 126.1 short tons)
Electric system/s1,2 kV DC Third rail
Current pickup(s)Bottom contact Contact shoe
Train brakesAir, electric
Safety systemsSifa, PZB
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output1,520 kW (2,040 hp)
Career
OperatorsDeutsche Bundesbahn
Deutsche Bahn AG
Hamburg S-Bahn
Class472/473

In 2012, 52 units survived from a total of 62 built. Replacement units are on order as part of the January 2012 tendering of the S-Bahn network, due to run from 2018 until 2033.

References
  1. de:DB-Baureihe 472Translation from the German Wikipedia article
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