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DB 218 447-1

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I may be the only remaining german rail fan who thinks that the german class 218 isn’t particularly interesting. Originally, I hadn’t planned posting this picture, because it has wrong lighting, is too similar to the first of this series and has the much more rare Gmeinder D 100 BB obscured, but someone made me do it…

So, 218 447-1 is in some dire need of a new paint scheme, as it pushes the RegionalExpress from Bad Harzburg to Hanover into Oker station. The 218 still is (together with the other 21x-classes, which all look basically the same, and the 225, which consists only of renumbered 21xers) the standard german diesel locomotive. It is not the most powerful diesel DB has (that role would go to the class 241), but reliable and numerous.

It’s star is rapidly sinking, though. In freight service, Ludmillas from eastern germany have taken over very rapidly, while a lot of passenger service is going to all kinds of DMU. For the rest, DB recently asked for bids for a new diesel locomotive to replace it, although DB has done so several times already and always ended up deciding to keep the 218s a few more years instead. Contenders are already lined up with the Bombardier TRAXX DE and Siemens ER20 'Herkules', as well as a number of other diesel types that are not used for passenger service yet or have only been announced on paper so far.
Image size
2759x1839px 3.64 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 1000D
Shutter Speed
1/250 second
Aperture
F/11.0
Focal Length
55 mm
ISO Speed
200
Date Taken
Apr 6, 2010, 5:01:00 PM
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Vesko-from-Munich's avatar
Na, mir gefällt das Bild sehr gut! Es muss nicht immer zwangsweise Sonne genau von hinten sein. Und Du hast es auch gekonnt bearbeitet. Mir gefällt vor allem, wie Du den Vordergrund miteingebaut hast.