DB V 160 family

DB V 160 family
218 395 in Stuttgart (October 2004)
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-hydraulic
BuilderKrupp, KHD, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, MaK
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICB′B′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length216 : 16.0 m
210,215,217,218,219 : 16.4 m
Loco weight76 to 80 t depending on class
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverMTU 16 V 652 TB 10 or MTU 16 V 538 TB 10
218 : MA12V956TB11 and others-->
Engine typeV12 and V16
Generator217 and 218 have auxiliary electrical generators ~400 kW, 215 and 216 have steam heating
Transmissionhydraulic, Torque converter
Train brakesAir
Safety systemsETCS
Performance figures
Maximum speed216 : 80 km/h (freight), 120 km/h (passenger)
215,217,218 : 100 km/h (freight), 140 km/h (passenger)
210 : 160 km/h
Power output215,216,217 : 1320 kW
218,210 : 1840 kW (later 2060 kW)

The DB V 160 locomotive family comprises several classes of closely related 4-axle diesel-hydraulic locomotives built in the 1960s and 1970s for the Deutsche Bundesbahn which take the family name from the earliest built model: the 'DB Class V 160'.

The DB Classes V 160 (later 216), 215, V 162 (later 217), V 164 (later 218), V 169 (later 219) and DB Class 210 comprise the family, being supplemented by the DBAG Classes 225 and 226, formed from original rebuilt machines.

They formed the backbone of non-shunting locomotive diesel traction in Germany up to the 1990s, and continued to do so along with the Class 232 locomotives of the former Deutsche Reichsbahn in the 2000s.

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