100 years of the Berlin S-Bahn
The Berlin S-Bahn celebrated its 100th birthday in August 2024 and hosted a four-day festival. Each day was dedicated to a different aspect of the Berlin S-Bahn programme. On 8 August 1924, the first electrified train ran between Szczecin (Stettin) Suburban Station and Bernau. After several years of work, the electric suburban service from Stettiner Vorortbahnhof to Bernau went into operation. Initially, six test trains were used, and in 1925 the Deutsche Reichsbahn put the first series production type into service: the later ET 169. 235.0 km of urban, ring and suburban lines were equipped with conductor rails by 1933 with the ‘Great Electrification’. By the end of 1943, the Berlin S-Bahn network had already reached an extension of 294.8 km ...
We are particularly associated with the Berlin S-Bahn in the refurbishment/refitting of various series, which we have accompanied with our products. Among other things, new windows in older vehicles are brought up to the current state of the art. In addition to the general visual enhancement, the optimisation through redesign also enables the adaptation to important requirements, e.g. current safety standards, water and pressure tightness and the improvement of the indoor climate as well as more user-friendly ergonomics.
Our refurbishment services include system glazing for side, front and rear windows, partition walls, partition wall doors, handrails and long-term security for the provision of spare parts.
We wish its employees many more years - with many kilometres of track and smooth rail transport in the metropolis of Berlin!
