DBAG Class 648
The Class 648 is a two car, diesel multiple unit operated by the Deutsche Bahn for stopping regional rail services on unelectrified lines.
| DB AG Class 648 | |
|---|---|
 Class 648 207 | |
| Stock type | Diesel multiple unit |
| Manufacturer | Alsthom LHB |
| Entered service | 2000 |
| Number built | 61+ |
| Operator | Deutsche Bahn |
| Specifications | |
| Car length | 41.81 m (137 ft 2+1⁄8 in) |
| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) |
| Weight | Service: 155 t (153 long tons; 171 short tons) |
| Engine type | Diesel engine |
| Transmission | Hydrodynamic |
| AAR wheel arrangement | B′2′B′ |
| Coupling system | Scharfenberg |
The Class 648 is a two car, diesel multiple unit operated by the Deutsche Bahn for stopping regional rail services on unelectrified lines.[1]
General Information
[edit]The class are also known as Alstom Coradia LINT 41, which is used by many railway operators across Europe.
Liveries
[edit]All units are in the standard Verkehrsrot Red livery, however some carry brands for the areas they operate in such as HarzWeserBahn.
Services
[edit]DB Class 648 are used on the following services in the different regions (2011):
Bavaria
[edit]- Nürnberg - Neuhaus
- Nürnberg - Simmelsdorf-Hüttenbach
- Fürth - Cadolzburg
- Fürth - Markt Erlbach
- Neustadt Aisch - Steinach - Rothenburg
Lower Saxony
[edit]- Bad Harzburg - Goslar - Seesen - Kreiensen - [Northeim - Göttingen] / [Holzminden]
- Braunschweig - Salzgitter - Seesen - Herzberg
- Nordhausen - Herzberg - Northeim - [Göttingen]/[Bodenfelde]
- RB85 - Göttingen - Bodenfelde - Ottbergen
- RB86 - Northeim - Bodenfelde - [Ottbergen]
- RB37 - Uelzen - Soltau - Bremen Hbf
North Rhine-Westphalia
[edit]- RB36 - Oberhausen–Meiderich-Ruhrort
- RB52 - Dortmund - Herdecke - Hagen - Brügge - Lüdenscheid
- RB53 - Dortmund - Schwerte - Iserlohn
- RB54 - Unna - Fröndenberg - Menden - Neuenrade
- RE57 - Dortmund - Hörde - Fröndenberg - Arnsberg - Meschede - Bestwig - Winterberg
- RB92 - Finnentrop - Attendorn - Sondern - Olpe
- RB93 - Siegen - Kreuztal - Hilchenbach - Vormwald - Erndtebrück - Birkelbach - Bad Berleburg
- RB95 - Dillenburg - Haiger - Siegen - Betzdorf - Wissen - Au
Schleswig-Holstein
[edit]- Büchen - Aumühle
- Flensburg - Kiel
- Lübeck - Travemünde
- Lübeck - Puttgarden
- Lübeck - Kiel
- Lübeck - Lüneburg
- Kiel - Neumunster
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- Garvin, Brian (2013). German Railways: The Complete Guide to All Locomotives and Multiple Units of Deutsche Bahn. Vol. 1. Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing. ISBN 978-1-9094-3103-4.
- Garvin, Brian (2015). German Railways: The Complete Guide to All Locomotives and Multiple Units of Deutsche Bahn. Vol. 2. Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing. ISBN 978-1-9094-3118-8.
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