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German U-Bahn train type formerly operated in Hamburg
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HHA-Baureihe DT1
DT1 heritage train in October 2012
In service1958–1991
ManufacturerWaggonfabrik Uerdingen
Constructed1958–1959
Scrapped1991
Number built50 units
Number preserved3 units
Number scrapped47 units
Fleet numbers9431/9432–9529/9530 (originally)
9000/9001–9098/9099 (since 1960)
501–544 (since the 1980s)
Capacity276 (80 seated)
OperatorsHamburger Hochbahn AG
DepotsBarmbek
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Train length28.43 m (93 ft 3 in)
Width2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)
Height3.37 m (11 ft 1 in)
Doors3 pairs per side (per car)
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Weight50.5 t (49.7 long tons; 55.7 short tons)
Power output592 kW (790 hp)
Acceleration1,14 m/s²
Deceleration1,19 m/s²
Electric system(s)750 V DC third rail
Current collector(s)Contact shoe
UIC classificationBo'Bo' + Bo'Bo'
Braking system(s)Dynamic main brakes
Safety system(s)Sifa
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Type DT1 is a two-car electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the Hamburger Hochbahn AG on the Hamburg U-Bahn until 1991. They were the first new U-Bahn trains since the 1920s.

Technical specifications

The trains were formed as two-car sets. The car bodies are made out of welded steel. Each bogie is fitted with two axle-hung motors.

Interior

The first sets were fitted with longitudinal seating. Subsequent sets were fitted with a mix of longitudinal and transverse seats.

  • Interior of the DT1 heritage train Interior of the DT1 heritage train

History

The trains were originally numbered 9431/9432 to 9529/9530, and were renumbered to 9000/9001 to 9098/9099 in 1960. Their livery was changed in 1969 to unify the look of the Hochbahn trains, with the DT1 trains receiving a grey livery with red doors and cab ends, similar to the Type DT2 and Type DT3. DT1 trains were restricted to peak-hour services since 1971. The sets still in service in the 1980s were renumbered to 501 to 544. Withdrawals began in 1987 and were finished in 1991.

Preserved examples

Set 516 was rebuilt into the Hanseat party train in 1997 to 2000. The rebuilding included retrofitting of a bar and toilet into one car, and the restoration of the other car into its original state. A gangway connection was also installed, and the train was reliveried into its original livery scheme, as well as renumbered to its original number 9030/9031.

References

  1. ^ Schleife W.; et al. (1992). Metros der Welt [Metros of the world] (in German) (2nd ed.). Berlin: transpress Verlagsgesellschaft. p. 142. ISBN 3-344-70715-9.
  2. ^ Goldsack, Paul, ed. (1981). Jane's World Railways 1981-82 (23rd ed.). Jane's Publishing Company Ltd. p. 435. ISBN 0 7106 0726 1.
  3. ^ Pabst, Martin (2006). S-Bahn- und U-Bahn-Fahrzeuge in Deutschland [S-Bahn and U-Bahn vehicles in Germany] (in German) (2nd ed.). GeraMond. pp. 17, 54, 55. ISBN 3-7654-7366-9.

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