GERMAN state operator DB started introducing its fleet of new Bombardier-built ‘Twindexx’ double-deck EMUs (German classes 445.0 and 446) in several parts of Germany from December 2017.
The trains are being used by DB Regio to replace loco-operated push-pull trains; in some cases some of the more modern double-deck coaches previously used will be incorporated in the new EMU trains.
Delivery of the Class 445.0 and 446 double-deck power cars (the number of intermediate coaches can be varied) had been delayed by up to three years because of ongoing safety case approval issues.
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The first Class 445.0 train entered service from Kiel, in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, where 32 Class 445.0 vehicles (forming 16 four-car EMUs) will be based; these will all carry the Schleswig-Holstein regional green & grey livery rather than the familiar DB traffic red.
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