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- 1. 610 003-6 1: MPW57· Public domain
- 2. DBAG 610 020: Bahnfisch· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The DB Class 610 is a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) train type operated by the Deutsche Bahn in Germany. They were built from 1991 to 1992 by MAN and Duewag. The class uses a tilting Hydraulic Fiat system used in Italian Pendolino trains.
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 34 years ago, in 1992.
- 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.
- 485 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 50.8 m long: about 11 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 130: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 22 years (1992–2014).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1992
- in service from
- 1992
- retired
- 2014
- status
- retired
- number built
- 40
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- MAN SE, DÜWAG, Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm, AEG, ABB Group, Siemens Mobility, Fiat
- operators
- Deutsche Bahn
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- power
- 485 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 2 cars
- length
- 50.8 m
- capacity
- 130 passengers
- Dutch name
- Baureihe 610
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q316830, Wikipedia: DB Class 610 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.