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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. RB95 AuSieg: Qualle· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. DB BR 648 325 (16124092713): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. DB BR 648 325 (16742852461): Nelso Silva· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. Br648: Marc Schuelper· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. DB BR 648 im Bahnhof Jübek: Linus Follert· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. Triebzüge der DB-BR 648 Im Hauptbahnhof Lübeck: JoachimKohler-HB· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Class 648 is a two car, diesel multiple unit operated by the Deutsche Bahn for stopping 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
- First built 26 years ago, in 2000.
- Weighs about as much as 26 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 41.8 m long: about 9 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
- 2000
- in service from
- 2000
- number built
- 61
- kind
- Diesel multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Alstom
- operators
- Deutsche Bahn, DB Regio, DB Regio Nordost
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- —
- wheel arrangement
- B′2′B′
- length
- 41.8 m
- weight
- 155 t
- Dutch name
- Baureihe 648
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5204384, Wikipedia: DBAG Class 648 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.