DBAG Class 648

DB AG Class 648
Class 648 207
ManufacturerAlsthom LHB
Entered service2000
Number built61+
Specifications
Car length41.81 m (137 ft 2+18 in)
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
WeightService: 155 t (153 long tons; 171 short tons)
Engine typeDiesel engine
TransmissionHydrodynamic
AAR wheel arrangementB′2′B′
Coupling systemScharfenberg

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

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 - [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

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.