German Federal Railway ET 30
German Federal Railway class 430
Germany 1956 24 produced
ET 30 referred to 24 electric multiple units that were built in 1956 for local express trains in the Ruhr area. They were based on the ET 56, but had a significantly higher output and more modern traction electrics. There was no electric brake. At each end there was a power car with a driver's cab and between them usually one, sometimes two trailer cars with the designation EM 30.
Due to the lack of electrification, they were first used in the Munich and Nuremberg area and were later transferred to the Ruhr area. From 1968, the power cars were designated as class 430 and the trailer cars as the class 830. They were taken out of service between 1980 and 1985.
Technical data
General
- Built
- 1956
- Manufacturers
- Uerdingen, MAN, Fuchs, Westwaggon, WMD Donauwörth, Wegmann, SSW, AEG, BBC
- Wheel arrangement
- B-2+2-2+2-B
- Gauge
- 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and weights
- Length
- 80.36 m
- Empty mass
- 134 t
- Service mass
- 148 t
Power
- Power source
- electric - AC
- Hourly power
- 1,760 kW (2,393 PS)
- Continuous power
- 1,600 kW (2,175 PS)
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
Calculated values
- Power-to-weight ratio
- 11.9 kW/t
