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 ...

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.

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Battery train 526/826 009 of Erixx quits Lübeck Hbf on 19 February 2026 as stopping train to Kiel.

NordBahn ET6-02 quits Elmshorn on 14 February 2026.

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 218

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.

Leonardus Schrijvers 28.02.2026, 96 Views, 0 Comments

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

DB 445 123 leaves Lübeck on 15 February 2026 as RE to Hamburg Hbf.

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DB 218 497 hauls an IC train into Niebüll on 14 February 2026. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 218

 55 1200x800 Px, 11.04.2026

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. 
Leonardus Schrijvers

Germany / Diesel locomotives / 218

 68 1200x800 Px, 07.04.2026