#4704· MaK DE 6400

NS Class 6400

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maschinenbau Kiel· from 1988· locomotive class of 120 Dutch Bo′Bo′ diesel-electric locomotives

7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Railion 6508: Mauritsvink· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Railion 6418, Awhv: Bart from Amstelveen, Holland· CC BY 2.0
3. 3x NS Class 6400 Dordrecht Zuid: The Crunchy Nutter· CC BY 3.0
4. 06.07.22 Bukowno DE6400-6474 (52221121494): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
5. MaK DE6400 (NS 6409 A W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. NS 6400-AB: Spoorjan· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. Railion loc 6493 (Class 6400): G. Wirken· CC BY-SA 2.5

what is it?

The NS Class 6400 is a type of Bo-Bo diesel-electric freight locomotive. 120 were built by MaK and ABB between 1988 and 1994 for Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

who runs it

DB Cargo Nederlandse Spoorwegen

base stats

speed 120 km/htop speed
power 1.2 MWpower output
weight 80 tin working order
built 120made in total

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 38 years ago, in 1988.
1.2 MW is about 14 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 13 African elephants (~6 t each).
14.4 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1988–1994
in service from: 1988
number built: 120
kind: diesel locomotive
traction: diesel
origin: 🇩🇪 Germany
builders: Maschinenbau Kiel, ABB Group
operators: DB Cargo, Nederlandse Spoorwegen
top speed: 120 km/h
power: 1.2 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: Bo′Bo′
length: 14.4 m
weight: 80 t
nicknames: Duitse Herder, Vlaamse Reus
Dutch name: MaK DE 6400

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q257997, Wikipedia: NS Class 6400 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.