DB Class 610

{{Infobox DMU

| name = DB Class 610

| image = DBAG 610 020.jpg

| caption = 610 020

| background = #a00

| manufacturer = MAN, Duewag, MBB, AEG,
ABB, Siemens, Fiat

| family =

| operator = Deutsche Bahn

| formation = 2 cars

| numberbuilt = 20

| lines =

| service = 1992 – 2000, 2001 – 2014

| weight =

|trainlength= {{convert|50.80|m|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}}

| carlength = {{convert|25.40|m|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}} + {{convert|25.40|m|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}}

| width =

| height =

| capacity = 16 (1st), 114 (2nd)

| maxspeed = {{convert|160|km/h|abbr=on}}

| poweroutput = {{convert|485|kW|abbr=on}} per car

| gauge = {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on}}

}}

The DB Class 610 is a Diesel Multiple Unit (DMU) train type operated by the Deutsche Bahn in Germany. They were built from 1991 to 1992 by MAN and Duewag.{{sfnp|Garvin|2013}} The class uses a tilting Hydraulic Fiat system used in Italian Pendolino trains.{{sfnp|Erpenbeck|Büttner|Voges|2006}}

General Information

The trains were ordered for the Nürnberg to Hof, Bayreuth and Regensburg routes which include a large number of curves. The units worked well from 1992 to 2000 when cracks in the bogies meant they had to be taken out of service. The wheelsets were replaced and they were back in service in 2001.

Liveries

The class now all wear the DB Red livery.

Services

The class are used on services around Nürnberg to Regensburg, Hof and Bayreuth.

References

Citations

{{cite book |last=Garvin |first=Brian |title=German Railways: The Complete Guide to All Locomotives and Multiple Units of Deutsche Bahn |volume=1 |date=2013 |location=Sheffield, UK |publisher=Platform 5 Publishing |isbn=978-1-9094-3103-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zAJcngEACAAJ&q=editions:ISBN1909431184 }}
{{cite book |last=Garvin |first=Brian |title=German Railways: The Complete Guide to All Locomotives and Multiple Units of Deutsche Bahn |volume=2 |date=2015 |location=Sheffield, UK |publisher=Platform 5 Publishing |isbn=978-1-9094-3118-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zAJcngEACAAJ&q=editions:ISBN1909431184 }}
{{cite web |url=https://uic.org/cdrom/2006/wcrr2006/pdf/725.pdf |title=Tilting train technology at Deustsche Bahn AG - Prophecies, reality and necessary innovations |first1=Dr. T. |last1=Erpenbeck |first2=A. |last2=Büttner |first3=Dr. V. |last3=Voges |date=2006 |publisher=UIC |journal= |access-date=2017-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219114108/http://www.uic.org/cdrom/2006/wcrr2006/pdf/725.pdf |archive-date=2016-02-19 |url-status=dead }}