Rabbit 218 833 stands aside at Hannover Hbf on 20 September 2016. Class 218.8 were used for incidental haulage of stranded ICE emus

Rabbit 218 833 stands aside at Hannover Hbf on 20 September 2016.

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Rabbit 218 833 stands aside at Hannover Hbf on 20 September 2016. Class 218.8 were used for incidental haulage of stranded ICE emus. Nowadays, the last engines of these class are deployed for car carrying shuttles between Niebüll and Westerland on Sylt island.

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RTC E 483 003 stands in Brennero on 4 June 2015.

Rabbit 218 833 stands aside at Hannover Hbf on 20 September 2016.

In darts, triple-1 is not that very good a score, but on 21 September 2014 a rather different triple-1 was scored at Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg during a steam bonanza, centered on Class 01, three of which

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On 15 February 2026 DB 218 321 quits Niebüll and passes the form signal post on her journey to Westerland (Sylt). From 1 May 2026 both C;lass 218 haulage and form signal post will have disappeared from Niebüll. 
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DB 218 322 enters Lübeck with an IC to Hamburg Hbf on 19 February 2026. 
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Froggy view on 218 321 in front of an IC to Westerland (Sylt) via Niebüll at Itzehoe on 15 February 2026. From 1 May 2026, new electro-diesels Class 248.5 are about to haul the IC services betweem Hamburg and Westerland, cutting times considerable due to their electric and Diesel capacity. 
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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. Four days later however, almost 2/3 of these trains were operated by DMUs. 
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