DB Class 610

DB Class 610
610 003 in 1996
In service	1992 - 2000, 2001 - 2014
Manufacturer	MAN, DUEWAG, MBB, AEG, ABB, Siemens, Fiat
Number built	20
Formation	2 cars
Capacity	16 (1st), 114 (2nd)
Operator(s)	Deutsche Bahn
Specifications
Train length	50.80 m (166 ft 8 in)
Car length	25.40 m (83 ft 4 in) + 25.40 m (83 ft 4 in)
Maximum speed	160 km/h (99 mph)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge

The DB Class 610 is a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) train type operated by the Deutsche Bahn in Germany. They were built from 1991 to 1992 by MAN and DUEWAG. The class has a tilting system and was inspired by Italian Pendolino trains.

General Information

The trains were ordered for the Nürnberg to Hof, Bayreuth and Regensburg routes which include a large number of curves. The units worked well from 1992 to 2000 when cracks in the bogies meant they had to be taken out of service. The wheel sets were replaced and they were back in service in 2001.

The class has not been seen as a success and a development of the class was built, the DB Class 611 which also didn't work especially well. The DBAG Class 612 is Germany's successful tilting DMU.

Liveries

The class now all wear the DB Red livery.

Services

The class are used on services around Nürnberg to Regensburg, Hof and Bayreuth.

See also

• 610 002 in DB Red
• A 610 at Neustadt

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Classes of German DMUs
BR number	601 602 605 608 610 611 612 612 alt 613 613 alt 614 618 624 627 628 629 633 634 636 640 641 642 643 644 645 646 648 650 660 670 672 675 690 691 692 699 771 772 795 796 797 798
Pre-1968 classes	VT 04.0 VT 04.1 VT 04.5 VT 06 VT 07.5 VT 08.5 VT 10.5 VT 11.5 VT 12.5 VT 23.5 VT 24 VT 25.5 VT 30 VT 32 VT 33 VT 36.5 VT 38 VT 45.5 VT 46.5 VT 50 VT 51 VT 60.5 VT 62 VT 63 VT 66 VT 69 VT 70 VT 72 VT 75 VT 78 VT 79 VT 86 VT 88 VT 89 VT 90.5 VT 92.5 VT 95 VT 97 VT 98
Old DRG numbers	VT 7 VT 10 VT 20 VT 133 VT 135 VT 137 SVT 137 VT 814 VT 815 SVT 877
DR in the GDR	171 172 173 175 181 183 184 185 186 187 188 VT 2.09 VT 4.12 VT 12.14 VT 18.16
Special trains	Flying Hamburger ICE TD Integral TEE
Diesel railbuses	Esslingen railbus MAN railbus Uerdingen railbus Wismar railbus RegioSprinter