| Baureihe ET 91 | |
|---|---|
 Glass train 491 001-4 (ex ET 91 01) c. 1978 | |
| In service | 1935–1995 |
| Manufacturer | Waggonfabrik Fuchs,AEG |
| Constructed | 1935–1936 |
| Scrapped | 1943 (1) |
| Number built | 2 |
| Number preserved | 1 |
| Number scrapped | 1 |
| Fleet numbers | ET 91 01 – ET 91 02 |
| Capacity | 70 |
| Operators | Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft, Deutsche Bundesbahn |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | overbuffers: 20.6 m (67 ft 7 in) |
| Maximum speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) |
| Weight | 51 tonnes (50 long tons; 56 short tons) |
| Acceleration | max. starting: 0.58 m/s2 (1.9 ft/s2) |
| Electric system(s) | 15 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz ACcatenary |
| Current collection | Pantograph |
| UIC classification | Bo′2′ |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge |
TheBaureihe ET 91 was a series ofelectric multiple units built for theDeutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft ofGermany. The units colloquially known asGläserner Zug (Glass Train) were equipped with large panorama windows, providing an excellent outside view to the passengers. The vehicles were used for recreational trips only, especially in southern Germany andAustria.
Two units with thewheel arrangement Bo'2' were built in 1935 byWaggonfabrik Fuchs inHeidelberg andAEG. They were numbered elT 1998 (cream with red underside) and 1999 (dark green with yellow (lower) and grey (upper) window wrap).
ET 91 02 was destroyed on March 9, 1943, in a bomb attack on theMunichshunting yard. ET 91 01 survivedWorld War II without major damage and was taken over by theDeutsche Bundesbahn From 1968 on, it was listed asBaureihe 491 in theDB numbering scheme, being assigned the number 491 001-4.
The train had been refurbished 5 times during its lifetime (1949, 1953, 1961, 1972, 1985), and suffered a number of changes to its livery. Between 1949 and 1953 it wore the Rheingold livery, that was grey underside, purple bodywork and cream wrap. Between 1953 and 1971 it had a black underside (standard underside paint still used today), maroon bodywork and custard window wrap. Between 1972 and 1985 this livery is changed to light blue bodywork and silver wrap. The last livery was applied from 1985 to 1995 (technically speaking it is still used today) and featured a marine dark bodywork and white window wrap.[1]
On December 12, 1995, the remaining unitsuffered extensive damage in a frontal crash atGarmisch-Partenkirchen with1044 235 of the Austrian Federal Railways and was subsequently taken out of service. The unit has been stationed at theBahnpark Augsburg inAugsburg since May 2005.
The unit is currently being renovated, however, due to economical reasons it will not be put into a usable state again, the powerbogie having been destroyed in the 1995 accident.
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