DRG Class ET 25

The ET 25 was a series of electric multiple units built in the 1930s by the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft.

DRG/DB Class ET/EM 25
DB Class 425/825
DR Class 285
ET 25 015 at the “150 Years of German railways” jubilee parade in Nuremberg
In service1935 to 1972 (DR) and 1985 (DB)
Constructed1935
Number built39
Fleet numbersDRG elT 1801 -
DRG ET 25 01 -
DB 425 101 -
Operator(s)
Specifications
Train length66.27 m (217 ft 5 in)
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Weight125.0 tonnes (123.0 long tons; 137.8 short tons)
Electric system(s)15 kV  16+2⁄3 Hz AC
Current collector(s)pantograph
UIC classificationBo′2′+2′2′+2′Bo′
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

History
In 1983

Some of the trains were used after World War II by the Deutsche Bundesbahn of West Germany, where they would be renamed to Class 425 in 1968. The last units were decommissioned in 1985; two units went to the DB Museum.

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