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DRG Class SVT 137
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<p>The DRG Class SVT 137 was a class of <a href="/facts/Streamliner/DE0SCQf1">streamlined</a> <a href="/facts/Diesel_railcar/8WCtLGNc">diesel railcars</a> of the <a href="/facts/Deutsche_Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft/GXyFY7k5">Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft</a> and later of the <a href="/facts/Deutsche_Bundesbahn/4XW3yJyP">Deutsche Bundesbahn</a> (as class VT 04) and the <a href="/facts/Deutsche_Reichsbahn/GXyFY7k5">Deutsche Reichsbahn</a>. With a regular maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph) and average speeds of up to 132 km/h (82 mph) they were the first high speed trains in central Europe. </p>