DBAG Class 612
Encyclopedia
The DBAG Class 612 is a two car, diesel multiple unit
operated by the Deutsche Bahn for fast regional rail services on unelectrified lines.
built between 1998 and 2003 by Adtranz
in Hennigsdorf which later became Bombardier Transportation
. The class are also known as RegioSwingers
.
The sets worked fine between 1998 and 2004 until cracks were detected in a number of wheel sets and so the tilting system was disabled and curves on lines had to have reduced speed limits, which effected the timetables and connections. From 2005 the trains had the wheel sets replaced and the tilting system was back up and running. The maximum tilt is 8°.
After ICE TD
class 605 was grounded due to a fracture of an axle in one unit, it was replaced by class 612 on the Dresden
-Munich
line 2003, as replacement by anything other than a tilting DMU would have meant an extension of travel time. Even though class 612 was not constructed for ICE-type travelling comfort, 16 units were repainted in the ICE paint scheme and renumbered as class 612.4.
The RegioSwinger
design is also used by Croatian Railways
as class HŽ 7123.
Diesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor, depending on country.-Design:...
operated by the Deutsche Bahn for fast regional rail services on unelectrified lines.
General Information
The Class are a two car tilting DMUDiesel multiple unit
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple unit train consisting of multiple carriages powered by one or more on-board diesel engines. They may also be referred to as a railcar or railmotor, depending on country.-Design:...
built between 1998 and 2003 by Adtranz
Adtranz
ABB Daimler-Benz Transportation , commonly known under its brand Adtranz, was a multi-national rail transport equipment manufacturer with facilities concentrated in Europe and the USA....
in Hennigsdorf which later became Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
. The class are also known as RegioSwingers
RegioSwinger
The RegioSwinger is a tilting Diesel Multiple Unit passenger train used for fast regional traffic on unelectrified lines.- Development and Service :...
.
The sets worked fine between 1998 and 2004 until cracks were detected in a number of wheel sets and so the tilting system was disabled and curves on lines had to have reduced speed limits, which effected the timetables and connections. From 2005 the trains had the wheel sets replaced and the tilting system was back up and running. The maximum tilt is 8°.
After ICE TD
ICE TD
The DBAG Class 605 is a high-speed diesel multiple unit train, in service with Deutsche Bahn and DSB, commonly known as the ICE TD.- Development :...
class 605 was grounded due to a fracture of an axle in one unit, it was replaced by class 612 on the Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
-Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
line 2003, as replacement by anything other than a tilting DMU would have meant an extension of travel time. Even though class 612 was not constructed for ICE-type travelling comfort, 16 units were repainted in the ICE paint scheme and renumbered as class 612.4.
The RegioSwinger
RegioSwinger
The RegioSwinger is a tilting Diesel Multiple Unit passenger train used for fast regional traffic on unelectrified lines.- Development and Service :...
design is also used by Croatian Railways
Croatian Railways
Croatian Railways is the national railway company of Croatia. It was formed after the dissolution of Yugoslavia and Yugoslav Railways.Croatia is a member of the International Union of Railways . The UIC Country Code for Croatia is 78.-Railway network:...
as class HŽ 7123.
Liveries
All units are in the standard Verkehrsrot Red livery. In 2003 16 units were painted in the ICE scheme of White with a red band, however these are now back in all red.DB Regio Bayern
- IRE 1 Nürnberg - Bayreuth - Hof - Plauen - Zwickau - Chemnitz – Dresden
- RE Hof/Bayreuth – Lichtenfels – Saalfeld
- RE Hof – Bamberg
- RE Hof – Würzburg
- RE Hof – Nürnberg
- RB Lichtenfels – Kronach
- RE Regensburg – Schwandorf – Weiden – Marktredwitz – Hof
- RE Würzburg – Bamberg – Hof/Bayreuth
- RE Nürnberg – Schwandorf/Weiden
- RB Würzburg – Schweinfurt – Ebenhausen – Bad Kissingen
- RE Nürnberg – Donauwörth – Augsburg – Buchloe – Kempten – Immenstadt – Lindau/Oberstdorf
- RE Lindau – Immenstadt – Kempten – Memmingen – Ulm
- RE Oberstdorf – Immenstadt – Kempten – Memmingen – Ulm
DB Regio Nordrhein-Westfalen
- RE 17 Hagen – Schwerte (Ruhr) – Fröndenberg – Arnsberg (Westf) – Meschede – Bestwig – Brilon-Wald – Marsberg – Warburg (Westf) – Hofgeismar – Grebenstein – Kassel Hbf – Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
DB Regio Rhein Neckar
- RE 4 Karlsruhe – Graben-Neudorf – Germersheim – Speyer – Ludwigshafen – Worms – Mainz
DB Regio Südwest
- RE 3 Frankfurt (Main) Hbf – Mainz – Bad Kreuznach – Kirn – Idar-Oberstein – Türkismühle – Saarbrücken
- RE 11 Saarbrücken - Saarlouis - Merzig - Trier
- RE 12 Trier – Bitburg – Gerolstein – Kall – Euskirchen – Köln
- RE 25 Koblenz Hbf – Limburg (Lahn) – Wetzlar – Gießen
DB Regio Südost
- RE 4 Hannover Hbf – Hildesheim – Goslar – Bad Harzburg – Halberstadt – Halle (Saale) (– Leipzig)
- RE 6 Leipzig – Chemnitz
- RE 16 Leipzig – Altenburg – Reichenbach (V.) – Hof/Adorf
- RE 1 Dresden – Bischofswerda – Görlitz
- RE 2 Dresden – Bischofswerda – Zittau – Liberec – Tanvald
- RE 3 Nürnberg – Marktredwitz – Hof – Zwickau – Chemnitz – Dresden
- RE 1 Göttingen – Gotha – Erfurt – Gera – Gößnitz – Zwickau/Chemnitz
- RE 3 Erfurt – Gera – Altenburg
- RE 14 Erfurt – Meiningen
- RE 7 Würzburg – Suhl – Erfurt