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#5016· Baureihe 101

DB Class 101

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Adtranz· from 1996· locomotive class

⚡ electric locomotive electric
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Baureihe 101 092-5: Thomas Wolf ( Der Wolf im Wald )· CC BY-SA 2.5
  2. 2. DB 101 135 EC8 Zürich-Hamburg Altona (50125682973): Rob Dammers· CC BY 2.0
  3. 3. BR 101 Electric Locomotive (101 128-7): Samson Ng . D201@EAL· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. Baureihe 101 005-7 (9338631686) (2): Lars Steffens· CC BY-SA 2.0
  5. 5. DB 101 005-7 Einfahrt Dresdner Hauptbahnhof: Pedalito· CC0
  6. 6. BR 101 013-1 - DB AG - Bhf Bad Bentheim - Deutschland (22007685341): Frans Berkelaar· CC BY-SA 2.0
  7. 7. Duisburg Rahm DB 101 016 - IC 2152 - DB 101 014 Jena-Göschwitz - Düsseldorf Hbf (28230905534): Rob Dammers· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. DB 101 017-2: Ad Meskens· CC BY-SA 3.0
  9. 9. Baureihe 101 022-2 (9280015682) (2): Lars Steffens· CC BY-SA 2.0
  10. 10. Baureihe 101 022-2 (9337919564): Lars Steffens· CC BY-SA 2.0
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DB Class 101, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Thomas Wolf ( Der Wolf im Wald )· CC BY-SA 2.5

what is it?

The DB Class 101 is a class of three-phase electric locomotives built by Adtranz and operated by DB Fernverkehr in Germany. 145 locomotives were built between 1996 and 1999 to replace the 30-year-old and aging Class 103 as the flagship of the Deutsche Bahn, primarily hauling Intercity services. As of 2026, this class is currently being retired and scrapped.

who runs it

Deutsche Bahn

base stats

  • speed 220 km/htop speed
  • power 6.4 MWpower output
  • weight 83 tin working order
  • built 145made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 30 years ago, in 1996.
  • Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 11 minutes.
  • 6.4 MW is about 75 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 19.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built
1996–2002
in service from
1997
number built
145
kind
Electric
traction
electric
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Adtranz
operators
Deutsche Bahn
top speed
220 km/h
power
6.4 MW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
15 kV 16.7 Hz AC Catenary
wheel arrangement
Bo′Bo′
length
19.1 m
weight
83 t
Dutch name
Baureihe 101

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q697749, Wikipedia: DB Class 101 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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