On 16 February 2026 DB 218 497 calls at Niebüll with an IC service to Hamburg

On 16 February 2026 DB 218 497 calls at Niebüll with an IC service to Hamburg.

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Lazy on a sunny afternon is RDC 2700-03 'SANDY' at Niebüll on 15 February 2026.

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On 16 February 2026 DB 218 497 calls at Niebüll with an IC service to Hamburg. From 1 May 2026 loco haulage of IC-1 stock between Hamburg, Itzehoe and Westerland (Sylt) will be consigned to the past with the introduction of ICE-L train sets, ending four decades of crack services of DB Class 218.

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On 5 December 2019 NS 1750 enters Amsterdam Cenytraal with an IC from Berlin Hbf.

On 16 February 2026 DB 218 497 calls at Niebüll with an IC service to Hamburg.

DB 425 112 is about to call at Dillingen (Saar) on 27 March 2017.

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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. 
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Sadly against the Sun light: on 28 April 2018 BrohltalBahn 218 396 stands at Trier. 
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AIX Rail 218 461 takes a Sun bathing at Karlsruhe Hbf on a tropical 25 May 2026. 
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On 24 April 2026 RE10 to Kleve passes between Weeze and Goch, being hauled by 218 451. The deployment of this replacement train was due to end on May 1st, but has been pro0longed until 22 May 2026 (at least). 
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On 14 February 2026 DB 218 321 hauls an IC service to Itzehoe and Hamburg out of Niebüll.

On 1 April 2026 RE10 to Kleve passes between Weeze and Goch, being hauled by 218 451.

On 20 February 2026 DB 218 438 pushes RE22 from Bad Kleinen into Lübeck Hbf.

DB 218 497 hauls an IC train into Niebüll on 16 February 2026.

DB 218 321 calls at Niebüll on a grey 16 February 2026 as one of the very last IC trains between Niebüll and Westerland (Sylt) with Class 218 haulage.

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.

On 15 February 2026 DB 218 321 quits Niebüll and passes the form signal post on her journey to Westerland (Sylt).

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

Froggy view on 218 321 in front of an IC to Westerland (Sylt) via Niebüll at Itzehoe on 15 February 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.

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

Loco swap at Itzehoe on 14 February 2026: DB 218 321 gest coupled to the driving coach ( trailer for a first coach? ...) an IC from Hamburg at Itzehoe.

DB 218 429-9 by his stop in Singen (Htw) with its RE 3 3057 from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichshafen-Hafen.

DB 218 429-9 is leaving from Singen (Htw) with its RE 3 3057 from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichshafen-Hafen.

The DB 218 422-9 wiht his RE3 from Basel Bad Bf to Friedrichshafen is arriving at the Singen Station.

DB 218 411 stands with an RE to Hof Hbf on a grey 24 September 2025 in Marktredwitz.

Kübler Heavy Rail's 218 117 passes Kaarst-Broicherheide on 12 August 2025, sporting the experimental Köln CityBahn colours.

Ex-DB 218 137 sports her CityBahn Köln experimental livery at the DB Museum in Koblenz-Lützel on 20 September 2025.

During the Dreikönigsdampf NeSa's 218 105 stands in the EFZ depot of Seebrugg on 3 January 2026.

Late afternoon on 3 January 2026: NeSa 218 105 banks the Dreiköningsdampf extra train out of Titisee to Rottweil via Donaueschingen.

NeSa 218 105 hauls an extra train into Titisee on 3 January 2025; the loco carries an experimental livery, where the standard turqouis-blue has been replaced by darlk red to create a resemblance of

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