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| Company type | GmbH |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Germany |
| Services | Passenger transportation |
| Parent | Transdev |
| Website | www.nob.de |
Nord-Ostsee-Bahn or NOB is a transport company which operates buses in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Based in Kiel, the company was established in 2000 and is owned by Transdev. [1] The company formerly operated the Marsh Railway between Hamburg and Westerland. [2]
NOB operated two classes of diesel-electric locomotives, both on the section between Hamburg and Sylt: the Di 6 (DE 2700) and the Eurorunner (DE 2000). It used two classes of diesel multiple units: the Alstom Coradia LINT and the Bombardier Talent. [3]
The Talent is a multiple unit railcar manufactured by Bombardier that was developed by Waggonfabrik Talbot in Aachen shortly before the company was acquired by Bombardier in 1995. The name Talent is an acronym in German for TALbot LEichter Nahverkehrs-Triebwagen.
NOB may refer to:
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