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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. VT 614 in Bayreuth: Roehrensee· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. 614 in Hersbruck: Manfred E. Fritsche· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 3. Hauptbahnhof Stuttgart DB-Baureihe 614: Frank Nowotny· CC BY 4.0
- 4. Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof DB-Baureihe 614: Wikimedia Commons· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Hauptbahnhof Stuttgart (DB) Baureihe 614: Frank Nowotny· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof Zug der DB-Baureihe 614: Frank Nowotny· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. BR 614 058: Pancolar· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Vergleich BR634-BR614: Pancolar· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. BR 614 012 1985: Pancolar· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. BR 614 023 1984: Pancolar· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The DB Class 614s are German diesel multiple units operated by the Deutsche Bundesbahn, comprising two Class 614 driving units and up to two Class 914 centre cars. On 1 January 1994 the ownership of these vehicles was transferred to the DB's legal successor Deutsche Bahn and its subsidiaries or business areas. The Class 614 is a direct evolution of the Class 624 / 634 and only differs from them in a few points of detail.
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 1.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- 754 kW is about 9 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 24 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 79.5 m long: about 18 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
- —
- retired
- 2010
- status
- retired
- number built
- 84
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- MAN SE, DÜWAG
- operators
- Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bundesbahn
- top speed
- 140 km/h
- power
- 754 kW
- wheel arrangement
- 3-car: B′2′+2′2′+2′B′
- length
- 79.5 m
- weight
- 142 t
- Dutch name
- Baureihe 614
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q814455, Wikipedia: DB Class 614 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.