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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. DB trein 611 510-2: Jan Oosterhuis· Public domain
- 2. Friedrichshafen Stadt - IRE (cropped): Flummi-2011· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. BR 611 Tuttlingen: Donautalbahner· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. DB BR 611 und SBB RABe 521 nach Singen bzw. Engen (2015): JoachimKohler-HB· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Hochrheinbahn BR 611 041 - IRE Singen (Hohentw): UnFUG-Fabi· CC0
- 6. Neigetechnik-Zug (Baureihe 611) an einem Bahnübergang in Gensingen-Horrweiler: Joachim Seyferth· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The DBAG Class 611 is a two car, tilting, diesel multiple unit operated by Deutsche Bahn for fast regional rail services on unelectrified lines.
who runs it
base stats
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
- Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
- 540 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 19 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 51.8 m long: about 12 cars parked nose to tail.
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 50
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Adtranz
- operators
- Deutsche Bahn
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- power
- 540 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2'B'+B'2'
- length
- 51.8 m
- weight
- 116 t
- Dutch name
- Baureihe 611
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q860575, Wikipedia: DB Class 611 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.