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.[1]

DB AG Class 648
Class 648 207
Quantity61+
ManufacturerAlsthom LHB
Entered service2000-?
Axle arrangementB(2)B
Length over couplers41.81 m (137 ft 2 1⁄8 in)
Service weight155 t (153 long tons; 171 short tons)
Top speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Motor make/model(?)
Motor typeDiesel motor
Power transmissionHydrodynamic
CouplersScharfenberg
Seats98 Second Class
16 First Class

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
  • 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
  1. Garvin (2013).

Citations
  • Garvin, Brian (2013). German Railways: The Complete Guide to All Locomotives and Multiple Units of Deutsche Bahn. 1. Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing. ISBN 978-1-9094-3103-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Garvin, Brian (2015). German Railways: The Complete Guide to All Locomotives and Multiple Units of Deutsche Bahn. 2. Sheffield, UK: Platform 5 Publishing. ISBN 978-1-9094-3118-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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