Railway rolling stock - Germany: books - overviews (3/3)

German Railways (Part 1) - Locomotives & Multiple Units of Deutsche Bahn (6th Edition)

The complete guide to all locomotives and multiple units in service with Germany's former state railway operator, Deutsche Bahn. This 2018 edition has been completely revised and is fully updated. It includes:
- A brief historical background to the railways of Germany.
- Detailed fleet lists of all locomotives & multiple units in service.
- A general overview of the organisation and structure of Deutsche Bahn and its position within the German railway network today.
- Detailed maps of the German railway network.
- An explanation of the DB numbering scheme, widely used as a standard in many areas of Europe, and how it has been adopted within the European Vehicle Numbering scheme.
- Livery information.
- Depot allocations.
- Technical data for every class of locomotive and multiple unit.
- Full lists of former DB steam, diesel and electric locomotives and multiple units that are now preserved.
- Self-propelled departmental vehicles and internal user locomotives.
- Over 70 colour illustrations.
- An extensive list of locomotive and multiple unit builders
- A glossary of useful railway-themed terms in German and English.

This book has been compiled and updated by Today's Railways editorial consultant, Brian Garvin. It is the result of many years of ongoing original research and has been compiled through countless visits to Germany and with the assistance of many contacts within the German railway industry. It is the most comprehensive guide to the rolling stock operated by Germany's former state operator.

Typenatlas Deutsche Lokomotiven - Deutsche Bahn und Privatbahnen

Loks und Triebwagen der Deutschen Bahn AG - seit 1994

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Loks der DB AG - seit 1994

German Traction

Germany, by its very location and size, is host to a vast number of different traction types. The main operator is DB, and they run huge numbers of both freight and passenger workings that still have locomotive haulage.

On the passenger side, most main regional centres retain loco-hauled workings, ranging from Class 111s to Class 143s and Class 146s, with the InterCity work operated by Class 101 electric locomotives.
A lot of the express passenger workings have gone over to ICE units. There are also still some diesel locomotive diagrams, mostly in the hands of the Class 218 locomotives based mainly around Ulm and also Munich.

On the freight side, there are vast numbers of workings operated by both DB and by a large number of private firms.
The main DB locomotives used are the Class 185 TRAXX locomotives and also the Class 145 and 152 locomotives, while there are still some big diesels to be seen, most notably the Class 232 locomotives, known as Ludmillas.

Upon reunification of Germany, a lot of the former East German locomotives started to appear in the West and vice versa and the enthusiast is always guaranteed to see a wide variety of locomotives in action.

This book by Andrew Cole gives an overview of the locomotives used on German railways.

Privatbahnen in Deutschland

Loks der deutschen Privatbahnen - seit 1994