News 2025.05 - S-Bahn Berlin Re-Design
The best S-Bahn ever!
The 481/482 series consists of electric railcars for conductor rail operation on the S-Bahn. With around 500 quarter trains, it is the most frequently used series of the S-Bahn Berlin. The first pre-series quarter train was presented to the public in 1996. As part of the ongoing refurbishment of the Longevity Project, it is planned to be in service until the 2030s. Since 2019, S-Bahn Berlin has been overhauling and modernising over three hundred quarter trains.
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This involves completely dismantling the vehicles, removing corrosion, repairing the solebars if necessary and then painting them in a new ‘redesign’ colour concept based on that of the 483/484 series. Over 400 half-trains have now been overhauled. A great success for the Berliners and a clear signal against the increasingly fast-moving throwaway society.
We also want to jump on this bandwagon and are giving our models another makeover. The new editions of the 481/482 series models have been modernised from the ground up! After the Urbanliner Berlin, the S-Bahn Berlin is now the second model series to be completely converted to the underfloor drives from the ALX family. The complete electronics have been moved to the driving trailer.
The space that was freed up was filled with a huge weight. The resulting extremely low centre of gravity and the exemplary drive of two bogies in the motor car, coupled with the slow and quiet but very powerful bell-type armature motors, transform the model into a small prototype vehicle.
Even if the new driving characteristics of the models from the late nineties are a really big hit, we haven't stopped there with the model upgrades. Of course, the vehicles in the new edition have new car numbers again, and of course we have again made sure that a half train consisting of two quarter trains has consecutive car numbers.
But what really deserves the ‘redesign’ title is the new Flexprint light board, which replaces the strange light guide construction from the previous series. From now on, micro-LEDs illuminate both headlights evenly. It is possible to retrofit older models. We will offer a corresponding retrofit kit as soon as the series has been finalised.
Order your own Berlin Redesign S-Bahn train now and secure your own
10€ shopping voucher*!
All pre-orders that reach us up to and including Tuesday 27 May will receive a €10 shopping voucher as a small thank you for immediate consumption at the upcoming ‘Kleine Bahn Ganz Groß’ trade fair. In order to save some time at the usually very turbulent trade fair, we will send you the advance invoice in advance with a request for bank transfer. We look forward to your visit!
*) Valid for a prepaid order from an order value of € 100. The voucher cannot be redeemed for the order itself, cash payment is not possible.
