Banner
Navigation

Navigation

loco-info.com
The reference for locomotives and railcars

Compare locomotives

Add a locomotive

Berlin Commuter Company class 480

S9 towards Schönefeld Airport in November 2014 at Hohen Neuendorf station

In order to be able to replace the outdated vehicles of the West Berlin S-Bahn, the BVG had the class 480 developed in the 1980s. Due to the special requirements in Berlin, completely new vehicles had to be developed ...

Berlin Commuter Company class 480Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1986-1987, 1990-1994
Manufacturers AEG;Siemens;Waggon-Union
Wheel arrangement TD8-8
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 36800 mm
Service mass
Top speed 100 km/h
Power 720 kW
Engine

General

Property Berlin Commuter Company class 480
Standard
Remove
Built 1986-1987, 1990-1994
Manufacturers AEG, Siemens, Waggon-Union
Wheel arrangement B-B+B-B
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Berlin Commuter Company class 480
Standard
Remove
Length 36.80 m
Wheelbase 14.30 m
Empty mass 60 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.20 m

Power

Property Berlin Commuter Company class 480
Standard
Remove
Power source electric - DC
Hourly power 720 kW (979 PS)
Top speed 100 km/h
Auf Deutsch umschalten

Settings

Your settings are retained for this browser session only.

Consent to cookies

We use cookies to save your display settings. If you decline, the settings are retained only for the current browser session.