The Talent 2 is an electric multiple unit manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. The train began production in 2008 and first entered service with Deutsche Bahn in 2011.
Despite having the same name as the original Talent, designed by Waggonfabrik Talbot and later acquired by Bombardier, for the most part it does not share technical details with that train, except for the rounded sides and doorways. The crash-optimized design of the cab ends have led to the units acquiring the nickname "Hamsterbacke" (Hamster Cheeks). The Talent 3 is the successor of the Talent 2.
Operations ClassEntry into serviceCars per setNumberOperatorImage 442.2 November 2011442 Deutsche BahnNuremberg S-Bahn 442.0 December 201125 Deutsche Bahn Mosel 442.248 442.1 May 2012326 Deutsche BahnVerkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg 442.3522 442.1 June 201233 Deutsche BahnRhein-Sieg-Express 442.2410 442.352 442.1 September 201235 Deutsche BahnFranken-Thüringen-Express 442.249 442.358 442.134 Deutsche BahnDresden-Leipzig 442.35 442.0 December 201223 442.24 442.1 March 201336 Deutsche BahnMittelhessen-Express 442.2416 442.1 July 201338 Deutsche BahnElbe-Elster 442.0 August 201323 Deutsche BahnWerdenfelsbahn 2442.2434 1442.1336 Deutsche BahnS-Bahn Mitteldeutschland 1442.2415 1442.1 September 201332 Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (SWEG) 442.3 October 2013523 Deutsche BahnRostock S-Bahn 1442.1 December 2015319 Deutsche BahnS-Bahn Mitteldeutschland 1442.3510 9442.1320 Abellio DeutschlandMitteldeutschland 9442.3515 9442.1335 National Express 9442.355 3442.2 December 2017416 Deutsche Bahn Netz Gäu-Murr 8442.1June 2019 - June 2020324TALENT-3 formerly Abellio Rail Baden-Württemberg, later SWEG, now DB Regio Stuttgart GmbH. Baden-Württemberg 8442.3519
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