It has been a while since Deutsche Bahn announced it will be taking over the entire Westbahn KISS fleet. With commercial introduction scheduled for the Spring of 2020, the German state operator is currently busy with the upgrades of the EMUs, as well as their certification for use on the German railway network:
We thank Tobi Schubbert and Steffen Kliemann for sharing their nice pictures with us.
On 04.12.2019, 4110 110 was seen in action in Weinböhla on its way to Dresden-Reick (DE):
And earlier, on 29.11.2019 a nice scene of unit 4110 110 running trials between Kötzschau and Bad Dürrenberg (DE) was captured. What’s special about this view is the Westbahn livery, which the EMU is still wearing. After all, it will be soon replaced by DB’s standard IC paint scheme.
Related posts:
[DE / Expert] DB acquires Westbahn’s KISS fleet – new trains for Westbahn [updated]
[DE / Expert] Stadler will upgrade DB’s second-hand KISS fleet from Westbahn
[CH / Expert] In the picture: Westbahn KISS on tests in Switzerland (winter edition)
[DE / CH] Naturpark Schönbuch: Intercity 2K for the German-Swiss connection
