The DRG Class SVT 877 Hamburg Flyer
The DRG Class SVT 877 Hamburg Flyer - sometimes also Flying Hamburger or in German Fliegender Hamburger - was Germany's first fast diesel train, and is credited with establishing the fastest regular railway connection in the world in its time. Correctly named the Baureihe SVT 877, the diesel-electric powered train was used to carry passengers on the Berlin-Hamburg line (roughly 178 miles). It entered service in 1933
Picture No
13156412
Media ID
45787645
Size
5224px x 3317px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed German postcard
Date
1933
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