The days of manually operated signaling are numbered in Niebüll and the era of Class 218 also draws to a close

The days of manually operated signaling are numbered in Niebüll and the era of Class 218 also draws to a close.

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NordBahn ET6-02 quits Elmshorn on 14 February 2026.

MK 613 takes a short break at Kolding on 18 February before continuing shunting between the railway station and the river harbour, that ses a decent amount of railway traffic.

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 218

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 28.02.2026, 331 Views, 0 Comments

MZ 1456 thunders with a sister loco and mixed freight through Odense on 16 February 2026.

The days of manually operated signaling are numbered in Niebüll and the era of Class 218 also draws to a close.

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.

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At the end of the trip to Singen, there was something (nowadays) quite special - the DB 218 429-9: The DB 218 429-9 with its RE 3 3057 from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichshafen-Hafen during the stop in Singen (Htw). Usually, DB 245 are used on this route, so the beautiful DB 218 offers a pleasant change, especially since the elegant locomotive, which used to be seen everywhere, is now quite rare to encounter. March 15, 2025 
Stefan Wohlfahrt

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 218

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It has begun to rain on 28 April 2018 at Trier Hbf when Brohltalbahn 218 396 hauls the extra train out of the oldest city in Germany toward Koblenz. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 218, Germany / Diesel locomotives / Private locomotives

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