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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. BR601-BDE: Benedikt Dohmen ( User:Benedictus ), Archiv-Nr. 92/39· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. VT 11.5 in Munich (1970): Roger Wollstadt· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3. 601 018-5 (VT 11 5018) Heilbronn: Leonhard. 628· CC BY 4.0
- 4. Bremen Hbf. VT Baureihe 601 IC Sachsenroß HB-MA - LABW - Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg PL 734 KD 4754: Harald Knauer· CC BY 4.0
- 5. DB class VT 11.5 BST: Hugh Llewelyn· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 6. Dieseltriebzug der Baureihe 601-901 in Wiesbaden Hbf: Joachim Seyferth· CC BY 4.0
- 7. Eßlingen VT Baureihe 601 - LABW - Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg PL 734 KD 3911: Harald Knauer· CC BY 4.0
- 8. Geislinger Steige Vt Baureihe 601 IC - LABW - Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg PL 734 KD 3958: Harald Knauer· CC BY 4.0
- 9. HUA-155725-Afbeelding van het diesel-electrische T.E.E.-treinstel VT 11 5003 (Reihe VT 11.5, later VT 601) van de D.B. te Apeldoorn. N.B. De foto is gemaakt tijdens een proefrit voor genodigden tussen Amsterdam : Hessels, L. (Nederlandse Spoorwegen)· CC0
- 10. Kornwestheim PbfFerngleis Dieseltriebwagen Baureihe 601 IC Signalausleger - LABW - Staatsarchiv Ludwigsburg PL 734 KD 1130: Harald Knauer· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
The trainsets of Class VT 11.5 (often simply called TEE) were diesel multiple units built by Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) in 1957 and used for Trans Europ Express (TEE) services. Perceived as flagships of the DB rolling stock, they carried first-class seating only. When the UIC numbering scheme became effective on 1 January 1968, the power heads of the trainsets were renamed to Class 601 whilst the middle cars became Class 901 according to the DB locomotive classification.
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 69 years ago, in 1957.
- 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.
- 131 m long: about 29 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 34 years (1957–1991).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1957
- in service from
- 1957
- retired
- 1991
- status
- retired
- number built
- 19
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- MAN SE, Linke-Hofmann, Wegmann & Co.
- operators
- Deutsche Bundesbahn
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- power
- —
- length
- 131 m
- Dutch name
- Baureihe 601
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q521339, Wikipedia: DB Class VT 11.5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.