485 production series - our "Coke Can"
First placed into service in 1987, this production series received the nickname, "Coke can" right away.
The 485 production series in pictures

Production series 485
Die Baureihe 485 wurde - damals noch als Baureihe 270 - in den Jahren 1987 bis 1992 von der Deutschen Reichsbahn geordert.
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- Philipp Goers

Interior of the 485 Construction series
Ein Viertelzug dieser Baureihe besteht aus einem angetriebenen Wagen mit Führerstand und einem antriebslosen Beiwagen.
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- Oliver Lang

Interior of the 485 Construction series
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- Oliver Lang

Interior of the 485 Construction series
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- Oliver Lang

Interior of the 485 Construction series
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- Oliver Lang

Interior of the 485 Construction series
Einheitliches Design: Die Notbremsen im Einstiegsbereich jedes S-Bahnzugs in der Baureihen 485 gleicht denen in den Baureihen 481 und 480.
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- Oliver Lang

Interior of the 485 Construction series
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- Oliver Lang

Interior of the 485 Construction series
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- Oliver Lang

Interior of the 485 Construction series
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- Oliver Lang

Production series 485 S-Bahn Berlin
Eigentlich sollte die Baureihe 485 ab 2003 schrittweise ausgemustert werden. Ab 2010 wurden die Züge zur Unterstützung des Fahrzeugparks doch noch einmal modernisiert.
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- Phillip Goers
There are currently three production series running on Berlin's S-Bahn railways: one of them is the 485 series.
This series was ordered in the years 1987 to 1992 by the German Reichsbahn. At the time they were better known as the production series 270 and when the S-Bahn Berlin took over, they were listed as the 485 series. The quarter-train is composed of a passenger car with an operator cab and sidecar.

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- David Ulrich
This series was fundamentally different from the trains that still came from pre-war times in terms of passenger car construction and electrical characteristics. This completely new generation of vehicles at that time was characterized by the lightweight aluminum construction and an electrodynamic braking system. These innovations meant that energy consumption would be reduced by one third.
The originally red-anthracite-colored paintwork earned this series the nickname, "Coke Can". From 2002, however, the vehicles were repainted in the traditional S-Bahn colours bordeaux-red and ochre.
The gradual phasing out of the series started in 2003. Since 2010, part of the parked fleet has been reactivated thererby making 80 new trains available for service.
Technical data | |
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Specification: | locomotive/sidecar |
Quantity: | 80 quarter-trains, each consisting of a locomotive and a sidecar |
Coupling length: | 36,200 mm |
Vehicle width: | 3,000mm |
Floor height: | 1,120 mm |
Seats (additional standing capacity): | 102 (202) |
Maximum speed: | 90 km/h |
Maximum acceleration: | 0,68 m/s² |
Bogie axle base distance: | 2,200 mm |
Performance: | 4 x120 kW = 480 kW |
Supply voltage: | 750 V DC |
Empty weight: | 60,0 t |