One of the few remaining loco hauled services is the RE22 between Lübeck Hbf and Bad Kleinen, albeit, that even here 2/3 of the trains are DMU now ...

One of the few remaining loco hauled services is the RE22 between Lübeck Hbf and Bad Kleinen, albeit, that even here 2/3 of the trains are DMU now -meaning Class 218 is here on the decline too.

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Aluminum train with VLO 4185 044 creeps through Spellen on 3 March 2026.

SETG 193 832 passes with a container train through Bremen Hbf on a sunny 20 February 2026.

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 218

One of the few remaining loco hauled services is the RE22 between Lübeck Hbf and Bad Kleinen, albeit, that even here 2/3 of the trains are DMU now -meaning Class 218 is here on the decline too. One of the few loco hauled RE22 enters Lübeck Hbf on the morning of 20 February 2026 with 218 438.

Leonardus Schrijvers 25.03.2026, 245 Views, 0 Comments

Scanned photo of DB Regio 143 050 at Basel Badischer Bahnhof on 21 May 2002.

Medway 7 193 002 hauls a container train through Tilburg on the late afternoon of 18 March 2026.

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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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