ÖBB Class 4020

ÖBB 4020
4020 262 in Perchtoldsdorf
Stock typeElectric multiple unit
In service1978 – 2025 (planned)
ManufacturerMechanical part: SGP, Electrical equipment: BBC, Siemens ELIN
Constructed1978–1987
Number built120 trainsets, 07/2024 still 29 in passenger service
Capacity184 (56+64+64)
OperatorsÖBB
Specifications
Train length69,400 millimetres (2,730 in)
Car length23.3 m (76 ft 5+516 in) (rail-/control carriage)
22.8 m (74 ft 9+58 in) (intermediate carriage)
Width2,872 mm (9 ft 5+116 in)
Height3,750 mm (12 ft 3+58 in)
Floor height1150 mm
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Acceleration0.7 m/s/s (1.6 mph/s)
Electric system(s)15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Braking system(s)Wave disk brakes

Resistance brake, wheel disk brakes,

additional block brake
Safety system(s)Sifa, PZB90
Coupling systemAutomatic center buffer coupling type Scharfenberg (at Cab ends) Mechanical close coupling via coupling rods
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The ÖBB class 4020 of the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) are electric multiple units (EMU) developed by Simmering-Graz-Pauker (SGP). In the narrower sense, 4020 is the designation of the railcars, the control cars are referred to as series 6020 and the intermediate cars as series 7020. They are the second generation of the Vienna rapid transit trains and were also used throughout Austria in regional transport. Operation in scheduled services began in October 1978, the sets were manufactured by Simmering-Graz-Pauker in Graz.