DB Regio AG - Class 442, Talent 2
„Hamsterbacke“
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Technical data: Quantity, ordered/built: 397 Power output: 3030 kW (4/5 unit
configuration) |
The TALENT 2 (TALENT:
Talbot leichter Nahverkehrs Triebwagen) is a 2…6 unit EMU,
manufactured by Bombardier Transportation.
In the german NVR, the trains are listed as 94 80 0442, 1442 und
2442, at Deutsche Bahn as class 442 (end vehicle) and
443 (trailer
vehicle). 325 of 397 manufactured units, have been
delivered to Deutsche Bahn. Commissioning started in
2011.
Anyhow, there have
been huge problems with the approval from EBA (Eisenbahn-Bundes-Amt).
The class 442 is in
operation overall Germany. On the ‘Moseltalbahn‘
- Perl – Trier – Koblenz -, the units are operated by DB Regio AG,
Region Südwest, Trier.