Explore the modern era of rail transportation in our photo database. Our image collection also focuses specifically on diesel locomotives that were newly developed and built starting in 1992 to meet the changing demands of private and public rail freight and regional transportation.
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The Class 66 bore various class designations during its service life. On May 19, 2022, unit 247 (or 266 053) was photographed hauling a long container train near Heiligenstatt. Photo: Thomas Heidemann
| Series | Numbers | built | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BR 253 / 223 / ER 20 | 223 001… / Various private railroads | 2002–2011 | Siemens EuroRunner “Hercules” |
| BR 240 / DE 1024 | 240 001–003 | 1989 | MaK High-Performance Prototypes, later private railroads |
| BR 245 / Traxx DE | 245 001–035 | 2012–2018 | DB Regio / DB Long-Distance, multi-engine locomotive |
| BR 246 / Traxx DE | 246 001–011 | 2006–2007 | Metronom and various private railroads |
| BR 247.9 / Vectron DE | 247 901… / Various leased locomotives | 2010–present | Diesel-Vectron |
| BR 248 / Vectron DM | 248 001… / 248 301… | 2019-present | Siemens Vectron Dual Mode |
| BR 250 / Blue Tiger | 250 001–011… | 1996–2006 | Adtranz / GE, heavy freight locomotive |
| BR 251 / Siemens ME 26 | ME 26 01-12 | 1995-1996 | |
| BR 1261 / Voith Gravita | 261 001–130 | 2008–2014 | DB Cargo, heavy-duty hydraulic switching/mainline locomotive |
| BR 1263 / Maxima 30 CC | 263 001-006 | 2008-2010 | Voith |
| BR 1264 / Maxima 40 CC | 264 001–013… (Voith, the world’s most powerful single-engine diesel locomotive) | 2006–2010 | |
| BR 266 / Class 66 / 077 / 247 | 266 001–124… | 1998–2016 | EMD JT42CWR, shapes private freight transport |
| BR 271 / G 1000 BB | various numbers | 2002-2016 | Vossloh |
| BR 272 / 273 / G 2000 BB | various numbers | 2000-2010 | Vossloh |
| BR 275 / G 1206 BB | various numbers | 1997-2016 | Vossloh |
| BR 277 / G 1700-2 BB | various numbers | 2002-2011 | Vossloh |
| BR 285 / Traxx F140 DE | 285 001… | 2006–present | Bombardier, freight train version of the Traxx diesel locomotives |