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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Dingden DB (9)628 664 als RB 10282 naar Bocholt (27362159612): Rob Dammers· CC BY 2.0
- 2. Db-628695-01-orig: K. Jähne· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 3. Baureihe 628 in lorsch 100 1938: Martin Hawlisch (LosHawlos)· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. DB 628 103 (14.09.1985): Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. DB 628 508: Chris0693· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Bingen Nahverkehszug VT Baureihe 628 Bahnsteig Zuganzeiger - LABW - Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg PL 734 KD 4913: Harald Knauer· CC BY 4.0
- 7. BR 628 in Passau Hbf Mai 2026: TF30001· CC0
- 8. Filzenexpress, BR 628 zw. Brandstätt u. Edling (2): W-R-Hesse-Fotos· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Bahnhof Vils Tirol: Rellektrebor· Public domain
- 10. 24.05.89 Ruette in Tirol 140.026 (13064852925): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The DB Class 628 is a twin-car, diesel multiple unit operated by the Deutsche Bahn for local passenger rail services.
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
- 485 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 14 African elephants (~6 t each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 479
- kind
- 2-car diesel multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- DÜWAG, Waggon Union, AEG, Linke-Hofmann, MAN SE
- operators
- Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bundesbahn
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 485 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B’2’+2’B’ (628.0)
- weight
- 84 t
- Dutch name
- Baureihe 628
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q452325, Wikipedia: DB Class 628 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.