BR 442 Talent 2

Where you can drive it

Comes with

• Bahnstrecke Leipzig - Dresden
• Bahnstrecke Nürnberg - Würzburg
• Nahverkehr Dresden - Riesa
• Rapid Transit
• Schnellfahrstrecke Köln - Aachen

With another DLC

Own the route and one of the DLCs named after it, and you can drive it there.

• Schnellfahrstrecke Nürnberg - Ingolstadt: with Schnellfahrstrecke Köln - Aachen
• Tharandter Rampe: Dresden - Chemnitz: with Nahverkehr Dresden - Riesa or Schnellfahrstrecke Kassel - Würzburg or Rapid Transit

In the game

Names in Dovetail's lists: BR 442, BR 1442, DB BR 442, BR 442 Talent 2, BR 1442 Talent 2.

In these DLCs: Bahnstrecke Leipzig - Dresden, Bahnstrecke Nürnberg - Würzburg, Nahverkehr Dresden - Riesa, Rapid Transit, Schnellfahrstrecke Köln - Aachen.

Official manual: Rapid Transit.

The real thing

The Talent 2, an electric multiple unit built by Bombardier, in service with Deutsche Bahn since 2011. Apart from the name it shares little with the original Talent. Its rounded cab ends earned it the nickname "Hamsterbacke", hamster cheeks.

• Built by: Bombardier Transportation (Wikipedia)
• Operators: Deutsche Bahn, Abellio, National Express Group (Wikipedia)
• Top speed: 160 km/h (99.4 mph) (Wikipedia)
• Power: 1520 – 3040 kW (2,038–4,077 hp) (Wikipedia)

Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

From the English Wikipedia article Bombardier Talent 2 and Wikidata.