DB Class 628

DB Class 628
Class 628.4 diesel railcar
Stock type2-car diesel multiple unit
ManufacturerDuewag, Waggon Union, AEG, Linke-Hofmann-Busch, MBB
Constructed
  • 628.0: 1974–1975
  • 628.1: 1981
  • 628.2: 1986–1989
  • 628.4: 1992–1996
  • 628.9/629.0: 1994–1995
Number built
  • 628.0: 12
  • 628.1: 3
  • 628.2: 150
  • 628.4: 309
  • 628.9/629: 5
Fleet numbers
  • 628 001–024 (+928.0 / 628.0)[1]
  • 628 101–103 (+928.1)
  • 628 201–350 (+928.2 / 629.2)
  • 628 401–704 (+928.4)
  • 628 901–905 (+629.0)
Specifications
Train length44.35–46.4 m (145 ft 6 in – 152 ft 2+34 in)
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Weight63.6–84.0 t (62.6–82.7 long tons; 70.1–92.6 short tons)
Prime mover(s)MTU 183 TD 12
Engine typeV12 diesel with turbocharger and charge cooling
Power output485 kW (650 hp) at 2100 rpm
TransmissionVoith T 311r WK fluid converter coupling
UIC classification
  • B’2’+2’B’ (628.0)[1]
  • 2’B’+B’2’ (628.9/629(.0))
  • 2’B’+B’2’ (628.3/629.3)
  • 2’B’+2’2’ (Rest)
Minimum turning radius125 m (410 ft)
Braking system(s)KE-R-A
Safety system(s)Sifa / PZB
Multiple workingMICAS (microprocessor-supported multiple-unit control)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

The DB Class 628 is a twin-car, diesel multiple unit operated by the Deutsche Bahn for local passenger rail services.

  1. ^ a b Horst J. Obermayer, Taschenbuch Deutsche Triebwagen (in German), Franckh’sche Verlagshandlung, ISBN 3-440-04054-2