loco-hauled stock entirely phased out? (Allgemeines Forum)

NIM rocks, Montag, 30.11.2009, 22:54 (vor 6067 Tagen) @ Oscar (NL)

The second problem is that the DB tries to wipe out the trains with cars and locomotives, the DB only wants trainsets in future.

Not entirely true.
In the case of long-distance trains, you're right.

However, many regional express trains are served with DB Class 146 + double deck cars, including a driving trailer. DB Regio has ordered some batches of new double deck cars for several regions, so I do not expect the loco-hauled RE trains to disappear so soon as the loco-hauled IC stock.

Yes, you're definitively right! But all regional services, where are not enough passengers to transport, will be served by trainsets in future.

For example: RE Munich-Passau

Until 2009: 111+DB+DB+Bn+Bnf
After 2009: Coradia Continental

For example: RE Nuremberg-Würzburg

Until 2009: 143/112/146/111+5xBn+Bnf or 5xPuma+Pumaf
After 2009: Coradia Continental

The same on Munich-Augsburg-Ulm/Donauwörth. I coult list serveral other examples.

Double deck cars are only necessary for lines with many passengers and few track capacity, like it is in NRW.

On the other hand, DB is considering a try-out of motorised double deck cars in the near future. They will not look like the Class 445 Meridian trainset; think about a concept of unified car bodies with motorised or non-motorised bogies (which of course can also be hauled by a loco).

But this is long-distance again.

Greetz