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8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. MaK GDT T 3 der MWB: Falckenthal· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. MaK GDT KSE März 1974: Stefan K-50678· CC0
- 3. KSE Schönberger Strand MaK GDT: Stefan K-50678· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. MaK GDT (504 A W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. MaK GDT (504 B W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. MaK GDT (505 A W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. MaK GDT (514 A W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. MaK GDT Kiel ausgebrannt: Malte Hübner ( Diskussion )· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
what is it?
The MaK GDT is a large-volume diesel railbus (German: Großraum-Dieseltriebwagen or GDT) that was first built in 1953 for private railways in Germany.
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 73 years ago, in 1953.
- 26.4 m long: about 6 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
- 1953
- in service from
- 1953
- number built
- 13
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maschinenbau Kiel
- operators
- Niebüll–Dagebüll railway line, Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen, Kiel–Schönberger Eisenbahn, Kleinbahn Kiel-Segeberg, Odsherredsbanen
- top speed
- —
- power
- 169 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- (1A)′(A1)′
- length
- 26.4 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1882190, Wikipedia: MaK GDT (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.