The Class 425 and Class 426 EMUs are a class of

electric multiple unit An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. An EMU requires no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number ...

s built by a consortium of Siemens, Bombardier and DWA, and are operated by

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in Germany. They are essentially the same vehicle design, but the Class 425 EMU consists of four carriages, whereas the Class 426 EMUs only have two carriages. Br 426 plochingen

It's produced in H0 scale to a few train model railway.

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It is a high-powered, light-weight vehicle with high acceleration for short- and medium-distance services with frequent stops. The

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superstructure was built as flat as possible, both to minimize drag and to ease automated cleaning. The acceleration is achieved by distributing

traction motor A traction motor is an electric motor used for propulsion of a vehicle, such as locomotives, electric or hydrogen vehicles, elevators or electric multiple unit. Traction motors are used in electrically powered rail vehicles ( electric multip ...

s among eight of the train's ten axles including two of the three

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s. It is based on the Class 423 design, but lacks a third set of doorways in the centre of each car.

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