DB class V 200
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| class V 200.0 from 1968: class 220 SBB Am 4/4 |
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| number in class | 86 |
| numbers | V 200 001 - 086 |
| producer | Krauss-Maffei, MaK |
| first built | prototype 1953 regular from 1956 |
| out of service | 1984 |
| UIC classification | B'B' |
| weight | 73,5 - 81,0 t |
| axle load | 18,4 - 20,3 t |
| length | prototype: 18.470 mm regular : 18.530 mm |
| Vmax | 140 km/h |
| motors | 2 x 12 cyl. diesel |
| transmission | hydraulic |
| power | 1.618 kW |
| brakes | air pressure brakes |
DB class V 200.0 (from 1968: class 220) was one of the first a diesel-hydraulic express locomotives of the German Deutsche Bundesbahn and - as Am 4/4 - of the SBB-CFF-FFS in Switzerland.
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[edit] History
Five prototypes of V 200 had been built by Krauss-Maffei in 1953/154. From 1956 a number of 61 engines were built by Krauss-Maffei and 20 by MaK.
The V 200 hauled express trains on all main lines, replacing the DRG Class 05, DRG Class 03 and DRG Class 01. Following the railway electrification of the main lines the V 200 was more and more used for commuter trains and freight trains, but the lines Hamburg-Westerland, Hamburg-Lubeck-Copenhagen and Munich-Lindau still saw the V 200 hauling express trains.
From 1962 the V 200.0 was followed by the stronger DB class V 200.1, later class 221.
Beginning 1977 the V 200 were concentrated in the northern german engine shops. The two motor concept made the service more expensive than in single motor locomotives like DB Class V 160. A further disadvantage was the steam heating system compared to electric train heating. The last V 200 went out of service at DB in 1984.
Seven V 200 were sold to the swiss SBB-CFF-FFS, numbered (SBB Am 4/4 18461-18467). They did service until 1997 and were sold into private ownership in Germany. Other locomotives were sold to albanic Hekurudha e Shqipërisë, but only for a short service before scrapping. The greek OSE bought some V 200 also. Some V 200.1 (later class 221) have been reimported from Greece to Germany by the Prignitzer Eisenbahn, now numbered as class 270.
Today some V 200 are preserved. Verkehrsmuseum Nürnberg owns the V 200 007. The prototype V 200 had been destroyed by the fire at the Verkehrsmuseum Nürnberg Oktober 17th, 2005.
[edit] Technics
The V 200 had two fast running V12-diesel engines. The transmssion was hydraulic, each motor operated via a hydraulic torque converter one bogie. The maximum speed was 140 km/h. The prototypes had a maximum power of 1,471 kW, the 200.0 had a power of 1,618 kW. Unlike some other diesel-hydraulic locomotives the V 200 was famous for her high reliability.
[edit] Different class DR V 200 / class 220
The former DR of the GDR had a class V 200 as well, later DR class 120. This were russian made diesel-electric locomotives, nick name "taiga drum". After the end of the berlin wall those engines were classified by DB as class 220 too, since all western german V 200 were out of service at the DB.
[edit] Literature
- Mattias Maier Die Baureihe V200 Eisenbahn-Kurier (EK-Verlag; Freiburg) ISBN 3-88255-208-5
[edit] Weblinks
- http://www.V200.de/
- http://epoche-3.de/v200.html
- http://www.historische-eisenbahnfahrzeuge-luebeck.de
- http://www.museumseisenbahn-hamm.de/fzb/v200.htm
- http://www.db-loks.de/tfz/220.html
- http://www.bsw-v200.de/
- http://www.prignitzer-eisenbahn.de/gruppe/v270/index.html
