On 28 September 2005 DB 218 367 stands at Koblenz Hbf and is one of the first DB Diesel locomotives to wear the Traffic Red colours

On 28 September 2005 DB 218 367 stands at Koblenz Hbf and is one of the first DB Diesel locomotives to wear the Traffic Red colours.

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On 28 September 2005 DB 218 367 stands at Koblenz Hbf and is one of the first DB Diesel locomotives to wear the Traffic Red colours.

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DB 218 322 enters Lübeck with an IC to Hamburg Hbf on 19 February 2026. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 218

 20 1200x800 Px, 07.03.2026

Froggy view on 218 321 in front of an IC to Westerland (Sylt) via Niebüll at Itzehoe on 15 February 2026. From 1 May 2026, new electro-diesels Class 248.5 are about to haul the IC services betweem Hamburg and Westerland, cutting times considerable due to their electric and Diesel capacity. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 218

 19 1200x777 Px, 28.02.2026

DB 218 431 quits Lübeck Hbf with an RE to Bad Klkeinen on 15 February 2026 -the REs between Bad Kleinen and Lübeck were then almost all operated by Diesel locomotives Class 218. Four days later however, almost 2/3 of these trains were operated by DMUs. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 218

 18 1200x800 Px, 28.02.2026

The days of manually operated signaling are numbered in Niebüll and the era of Class 218 also draws to a close. From Summer 2026 almost all CLass 218 will have been replaced and the old signalling given way to more modern signalling. On 16 February 2026 DB 218 470 hauls an RE to Westerland (Sylt) out of Niebüll and passes the old signal mast. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 218

 19 1200x800 Px, 28.02.2026