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

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):

Bavaria

• Nürnberg - Neuhaus
• Nürnberg - Simmelsdorf-Hüttenbach
• Fürth - Cadolzburg
• Fürth - Markt Erlbach
• Neustadt Aisch - Steinach - Rothenburg

Lower Saxony

• 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

• 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

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.