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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. 612 078 Möhren: Sebastian Terfloth User:Sese_Ingolstadt· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 2. Baureihe 612 (9475677722) (3): Lars Steffens· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. Br612-emsd gr: Alwin "echoray" Meschede· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Br 612 bwegt: Tobi.L 2003· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. 2011-08-10 DB-Baureihe 612 bei der Einfahrt in den Bahnhof Schifferstadt (IMG 4325): Goegeo· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. 20250527 xl 1356-DB-Baureihe 612 in Immenstadt: Molgreen· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. BR-612-602-DB: Hannes Landskron· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. BR 612 in Nürnberg Hbf: Noah Hohenegger· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Br 612 mit aktiver Neigetechnik: Leofel92· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. Br-612 Kronach: VT 612 at German Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The DBAG Class 612 is a 2-car tilting diesel multiple unit operated by the 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.
- 563 kW is about 7 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 20 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
- 192
- kind
- Diesel-hydraulic multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Adtranz, ALSTOM Transportation Germany
- operators
- DB Regio, DB Fernverkehr
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- power
- 563 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2′B′+B′2′
- length
- 51.8 m
- weight
- 119 t
- Dutch name
- Baureihe 612
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q862570, Wikipedia: DBAG Class 612 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.