DBAG Class 481

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DBAG Baureihe 481/482
DBAG Class 481 at Berlin Westkreuz station
Manufacturer	Adtranz and DWA (later Bombardier)
Built at	Hennigsdorf (Adtranz) and Halle (DWA)
Constructed	1996–2004
Number built	500 quarter trains
Operators	Deutsche Bahn AG Berlin S-Bahn
Specifications
Train length	36.8 m (120 ft 9 in)
Width	3,000 mm (9 ft 10 in) (outer frame) 3,140 mm (10 ft 4 in) (with safety sills)
Height	3,585 mm (11 ft 9.1 in)
Floor height	1,000 mm (39.37 in)
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph) (lowered to 80 km/h (50 mph) by regulator)
Weight	59 t (58 long tons; 65 short tons)
Traction system	AEG DASU 7.1 3-level GTO–VVVF
Traction motors	6 × VEM DKABZ 2806-4B 99 kW (133 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor[1]
Power output	594 kW (797 hp)
Acceleration	1.0 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2)
Deceleration	1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2)
Electric system(s)	750 V DC third rail
Current collector(s)	Contact shoe
UIC classification	Bo′2′+Bo′Bo′
Safety system(s)	mechanical train stop, ZBS Eurobalises (after 2015)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The DBAG Class 481/482 is an electric multiple unit train for the Berlin S-Bahn. The class 481 was designed to replace the aging rail cars after the German reunification in 1990. The first mock-up models were presented in 1993 with the first rollout on 22 January 1996.