DB Former DRG DMU Germany DE SVT 04 to 06 "Fliegende Züge" (flying trains) family, initiated by the VT 877 in 1933. In the thirties, they generated the first high network of speed trains between big cities. SVT 04.000 Prototype of all Fliegende Züge (1932), nicknamed Fliegender Hamburger (Hambourgeois volant) and initially nuimbered VT 877. It was refurbished in 1952 to provide additional capacity on the trains Helvetia Express and Kopenhagen Express, while being renumbered SVT 04 000. End of service in 1957. SVT 04.000 3b 20210328 images/DB/AD/DB_VT04_000_a_L images/DB/AD/DB_VT04_000_b_R images/DB/AD/DB_VT04_000_b_L images/DB/AD/DB_VT04_000_a_R Purple red livery. SVT 04.501 "Hambourg" type. The SVT 04.501, former SVT 04.104, was the only unit by the DB, after being converted to hydraulic transmission (500 numbers) in 1951. SVT 04.501 3b 20210926 images/DB/AD/DB_VT04_501_a_L images/DB/AD/DB_VT04_501_b_R images/DB/AD/DB_VT04_501_b_L images/DB/AD/DB_VT04_501_a_R Purple red livery. SVT 06 "Köln" type. 3 cars, each with 2 bogies. Composition SVT 06 a(restaurant and baggages) / b (1st class middle trailer) / c (1st class). SVT 06.103, 104 and 106 to 110. 7 units with the initial electric transmission. SVT 06.501 and 502. 2 units (former SVT 06 102 and 111) converted to hydraulic transmission (500 numbers) in 1951/2. SVT 06 3b 20220403 images/DB/AD/DB_VT06_a_L images/DB/AD/DB_VT06_b_L images/DB/AD/DB_VT06_c_R images/DB/AD/DB_VT06_c_L images/DB/AD/DB_VT06_b_R images/DB/AD/DB_VT06_a_R Purple red livery. Mainlines standard railcars Railcars with unified bodies, for mainlines services, with or without central doors. Multiple series (the Diesel-hydraulic ones have numbers above 500) : VT 25.5 : rebuilt with hydraulic transmission. VT 30 : Daimler-Benz engine. VT 32 : MAN engine (in era IIIb, all were replaced by Daimler-Benz engine but kept their number). VT 33 : Maybach engine. VT 32 and 33 "Essen" Former VT 137 074 and 080 to 093 (15 units built). The "Essen" diagram is the first one with central doors (the first time for the Essen network, hence the name), with rounded ends. Diesel-electric railcars. Maybach engine (410 HP) except for the VT 32 with initially a MAN engine. 90 or 100 Km/h. VT 32 002 (former VT 137 074, prototype with MAN engine, then VT 39 000 with Deutz engine), Mercedes-Benz engine, 400 HP. Enf of service in 1964. VT 33 204, 205, 207, 208, 211 et 212, fin de service en 1966. VT 32 002 3b 20230326 images/DB/AD/DB_VT32_002 No skirts. Roof hood typical of the Mercedes-Benz engine. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VT 33.2 "Essen" 3b 20230326 images/DB/AD/DB_VT33_2_1S Kept skirts. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VT 30, 32 and 33 Former VT 137 094 to 110 and 164 to 223 (77 units built). Diesel-electric railcars. 110 Km/h. 27 units renumbered and really used with the new numbers : VT 30 001. VT 32 005, 007, 010 to 012 and 014 to 016 (and 6 units refurbished as VT 25.5). VT 33 213, 215, 216, 218, 222, 224, 225, 227 and 231. VT 30 3b 20230326 images/DB/AD/DB_VT30_0 Kept old lights and (most) skirts. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. End of service in 1965. VT 32 3b 20230326 images/DB/AD/DB_VT32_0 The square hood on the roof is associated with the Mercedes-Benz engine. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VT 33.2 3b 20230326 images/DB/AD/DB_VT33_2 Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VT 25.5 6 former VT 32 (000, 001, 009 and 018 to 020) transformed in 1951 with a more powerful Maybach engine (440 KW) and hydraulic transmission. VT 25 501 to 506. VT 25.5 3b 20210926 images/DB/AD/DB_VT33_500 Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VT 33 202 and 203 Former VT 137 068 to 073 (6 units built). Diesel electric railcars without central doors. Maybach engine, 410 HP, 100 Km/h. The VT 33 200 and 201 are missing, the corresponding DMU being stuck in the russian zone. End of service in 1965. VT 33 202 et 203 3b 20210328 images/DB/AD/DB_VT33_202 Livrée rouge avec logo DB, anciens marquages. VT 33 501 and 502 Former VT 137 160 and 161. Diesel-hydraulic railcars with central doors. Delivered with MAN engines (hence initially numbered VT 32), replaced in the end of the fourties by Maybach engines, being renumbered as VT 33. End of services in 1960 and 63 VT 33 501 et 502 3b 20210926 images/DB/AD/DB_VT33_500 Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. 645.1/4 (former VT 45.5) VT45 502a/b to 504a/b then 645 102/402 to 104/404. VT 45.5 3b 20200927 images/DB/AD/DB_VT45_5a_L images/DB/AD/DB_VT45_5b_R images/DB/AD/DB_VT45_5b_L images/DB/AD/DB_VT45_5a_R Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. 645.1/4 4a 20200927 images/DB/AD/DB_645_1_L images/DB/AD/DB_645_4_R images/DB/AD/DB_645_4_L images/DB/AD/DB_645_1_R UIC numbers. Out of service in 1969. 660.5 (former VT 60.5) VT60 then 660 500 to 532 (the 001 and 027 don't exist, the corresponding DMU being stuck in the russian zone), former VT 137 347 to 366 and 377 to 396. VT 60.5 3b 20190929 images/DB/AD/DB_VT60_5 Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. 660.5 4a 20190929 images/DB/AD/DB_660_5 UIC numbers. Yellow strips in 1st class. 945 (former VS145) VS 145 004 à 008 et 034 à 047 First generation steering trailers with central doors. All 5 of the first batch and the VS 145 042, 043, 045 and 046 survived up to the 2nd class era. VS 145 004,... 3b 20210926 images/DB/AD/DB_VS145_004 1st / 2nd class. Suppressed skirts. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VS 145 048 to 087 and 090 to 094 Steering trailers in mainlines configuration. VS 145 048,... 3b 20210926 images/DB/AD/DB_VS145_048 1st / 2nd class (standard diagram). Suppressed skirts. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VS 145 048,... 3b 20210926 images/DB/AD/DB_VS145_048_BJ 2nd class only for the VS 145 057 to 059, 063 and 078. Kept skirts. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VS 145 096 to 150 Steering trailers associated to mainlines standard railcars. VS 145 096,... 3b 20210926 images/DB/AD/DB_VS145_096 1st / 2nd class. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VS 145 224 à 228, 244 à 321, 327 à 336 et 367 à 372 Steering trailers. 18 units byt the DB (from VS 145 228), renumbered as 945 in 1968. VS 145 228,... 3b 20190929 images/DB/AD/DB_VS145_228 Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. 945 228,... 4a 20190929 images/DB/AD/DB_945_228 UIC numbers. Yellow strips in 1st class. 945 972 4a 20190929 images/DB/AD/DB_945_972 The 945 272 (and others ?) was converted to pure 2nd class and renumbered 945 972. VT 70 2 axles DMU, end of service before 1968 for all of them. VT 70 918 à 951, 970, 971 et 990 Aerodynamic generation of the 2 axles DMU of the DRG, built from 1935. 30 units, former VT 135 061 to 076 et 083 à 132. The VT 70 970 and 971, former VT 145 065 and 066, have a specific body with light metals. VT 70 918,... 3b 20190929 images/DB/AD/DB_VT70_918 Steel body. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VT 70 970 and 971 3b 20190929 images/DB/AD/DB_VT70_970 Not painted light metal body. DB logo, old numbers. VT 75 Another series of 2 axles DMU, end of service before 1968 for all of them too. VT 75 901 to 915 Former VT 135 002 to 031 and 051 to 059. Only the 901 to 903, 906, 909 to 912, 914 and 915 survived up to the 2nd class era. VT 75 900 3b 20210926 images/DB/AD/DB_VT75_900 Riveted body for the VT 75 901 to 903. Purple red livery without DB logo, old numbers. VT 75 900 3b 20210926 images/DB/AD/DB_VT75_914 Soldered body for the VT 75 906 to 915. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VB 140 2 axles trailers, end of service before 1968 for all of them. Square body VB 140 007 to 009 3b 20190929 images/DB/AD/DB_VB140_007 3 units, pure 2nd class, with toilets. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VB 140 032 to 047 3b 20190929 images/DB/AD/DB_VB140_032 Bigger platforms, no toilets. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VB 140 097 à 122 3b 20210926 images/DB/AD/DB_VB140_097 Derivated from the last ones, with reinforced sides. 11 units received toilets afterwards, including the VB 140 097, 098 and 118 which survived up to the 2nd class era. VB 140 097 à 122 3b 20210926 images/DB/AD/DB_VB140_097_O_R Not modified trailers, no toilets. The VB 140 099, 101, 104 to 107, 110 and 112 survived up to the 2nd class era. Aerodynamic body Types aérodynamique VB 140 250 to 259 3b 20210926 images/DB/AD/DB_VB140_250 2nde class, toilets. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers. VB 140 260 to 329 3b 20190929 images/DB/AD/DB_VB140_260 2nde class and baggages compartment with sliding doors, toilets. Purple red livery with DB logo, old numbers.