| DB AG Class 648 | |
|---|---|
 Class 648 207 | |
| Manufacturer | Alsthom LHB |
| Entered service | 2000 |
| Number built | 61+ |
| 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.
General Information
The class are also known as Alstom Coradia LINT 41, which is used by many railway operators across Europe.
Liveries
All units are in the standard Verkehrsrot Red livery, however some carry brands for the areas they operate in such as HarzWeserBahn.
Services
DB Class 648 are used on the following services in the different regions (2011):
Bayern
- Nürnberg - Neuhaus
- Nürnberg - Simmelsdorf-Hüttenbach
- Fürth - Cadolzburg
- Fürth - Markt Erlbach
- Neustadt Aisch - Steinach - Rothenburg
Niedersachsen
- Bad Harzburg - Goslar - Seesen - Kreiensen - /
- Braunschweig - Salzgitter - Seesen - Herzberg
- Nordhausen - Herzberg - Northeim - /
- RB85 - Göttingen - Bodenfelde - Ottbergen
- RB86 - Northeim - Bodenfelde -
- RB37 - Uelzen - Soltau - Bremen Hbf
Northrhein-Westfalen
- 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
- Büchen - Aumühle
- Flensburg - Kiel
- Lübeck - Travemünde
- Lübeck - Puttgarden
- Lübeck - Kiel
- Lübeck - Lüneburg
- Kiel - Neumunster
References
Citations
- 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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