DB DMU 642 178, Nossen
DB diesel railcar 642 178 waiting at Nossen station for departure to Leipzig as RB 26577 Meißen-Nossen-Leipzig (departure time at Nossen 11:56, arrival at Leipzig Hbf 13:36). Class 642 units are mainly used on branch lines and regional lines. They were manufactured by Siemens under the brand 'Desiro' since 1999/2000 and have a maximum speed of 120 km/h. Besides the 234 units purchased by DB until 2007, various private German rail companies are also using Desiro DMUs. 642 178 is housed in Leipzig. Photo taken Monday 16 August 2010.
Photo: Steffen Mokosch (Steffen.Mokosch@web.de)