DBAG Class 612, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 17 relations: Adtranz, Baden-Württemberg, Bombardier RegioSwinger, Bombardier Transportation, Croatian Railways, DB Class 611, Deutsche Bahn, Diesel engine, Diesel multiple unit, Dresden, ICE TD, International Union of Railways, LEW Hennigsdorf, Munich, Tilting train, Torque converter, Twin unit.

2. Adtranz multiple units
3. Diesel multiple units of Germany
4. Train-related introductions in 1998

Adtranz

Adtranz was a multi-national rail transportation equipment manufacturer with facilities concentrated in Europe and the US.

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Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg, commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France.

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Bombardier RegioSwinger

The RegioSwinger is a tilting diesel multiple unit (DMU) passenger train used for fast regional traffic on unelectrified lines. DBAG Class 612 and Bombardier RegioSwinger are Adtranz multiple units, Bombardier Transportation multiple units, diesel multiple units of Germany and train-related introductions in 1998.

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Bombardier Transportation

Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian-German rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, with headquarters in Berlin, Germany.

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Croatian Railways

Croatian Railways (Hrvatske željeznice; abbreviated as HŽ) was the national railway company of Croatia.

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DB Class 611

The DBAG Class 611 is a two car, tilting, diesel multiple unit operated by Deutsche Bahn for fast regional rail services on unelectrified lines. DBAG Class 612 and dB Class 611 are Adtranz multiple units, diesel multiple units of Germany and tilting trains.

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Deutsche Bahn

The Deutsche Bahn AG (abbreviated as DB or DB AG) is the national railway company of Germany, and a state-owned enterprise under the control of the German government.

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Diesel engine

The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).

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Diesel multiple unit

A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines.

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Dresden

Dresden (Upper Saxon: Dräsdn; Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and it is the second most populous city after Leipzig.

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ICE TD

The DBAG Class 605, commonly known as the ICE TD is a high-speed diesel multiple unit (DMU) train, formerly in service with Deutsche Bahn and DSB. DBAG Class 612 and ICE TD are Bombardier Transportation multiple units, diesel multiple units of Germany and tilting trains.

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International Union of Railways

The International Union of Railways (Union internationale des chemins de fer, UIC) is an international rail transport industry body.

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LEW Hennigsdorf

The rail vehicle factory in Hennigsdorf, Germany, was founded in 1910 by AEG.

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Munich

Munich (München) is the capital and most populous city of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany.

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Tilting train

A tilting train is a train that has a mechanism enabling increased speed on regular rail tracks. DBAG Class 612 and tilting train are tilting trains.

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Torque converter

A torque converter is a device, usually implemented as a type of fluid coupling, that transfers rotating power from a prime mover, like an internal combustion engine, to a rotating driven load.

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Twin unit

A twin unit, twinset, or double unit is a set of two railroad cars or locomotives which are permanently coupled and treated as if they were a single unit.

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See also

Adtranz multiple units

• Alfa Pendular
• BVG Class F
• Bombardier Electrostar
• Bombardier Innovia APM 100 C801
• Bombardier RegioSwinger
• Bombardier Turbostar
• British Rail Class 168
• British Rail Class 170
• British Rail Class 357
• British Rail Class 375
• CPTM Series 2000/2070
• DB Class 611
• DBAG Class 481
• DBAG Class 612
• LRTA 1100 class
• MTR Adtranz–CAF EMU
• MVG Class C
• NSB Class 70
• NSB Class 71
• NSB Class 73
• SL X10p
• SSB DT 8
• Socimi Eurotram
• Stadler Variobahn
• Transperth A-series train
• X 2000

Diesel multiple units of Germany

• Alstom Coradia LINT
• Bombardier Itino
• Bombardier RegioSwinger
• Bombardier Talent
• DB Class 610
• DB Class 611
• DB Class 614
• DB Class 628
• DB Class 670
• DB Class VT 10.5
• DB Class VT 12.5
• DB Class VT 24
• DBAG Class 612
• DBAG Class 641
• DBAG Class 648
• DR Class VT 2.09
• DRG Class SVT 137
• DRG Class SVT 877
• DWA LVT/S
• Esslingen railbus
• ICE TD
• Integral (train)
• Pesa Link
• Siemens Desiro
• Stadler Regio-Shuttle RS1
• Uerdingen railbus

• 285 series
• Alstom Coradia
• Bombardier RegioSwinger
• Bombardier Turbostar
• British Rail Class 168
• British Rail Class 170
• British Rail Class 332
• China Railway NZJ
• DBAG Class 424
• DBAG Class 612
• Integral (train)
• Keikyu 2100 series
• Kintetsu 5800 series
• London Underground 1995 Stock
• MP 89
• MTR Adtranz–CAF EMU
• MTR KTT
• NSB Class 71

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DBAG_Class_612

Also known as DB Class 612, DB-Baureihe 612 (1998).