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German Reichsbahn V 60

V 60 1100 of the Arnstadt Railway Museum in March 2012 in Erfurt

In the GDR's diesel locomotive program, a 650-hp locomotive was planned for medium shunting services, of which two prototypes were manufactured in 1959 as the V 60. It also had to be able to be used on tight radii and...

	German Reichsbahn V 60 Remove
Variant	V 60[h]10[/h] V 60[h]10[/h] V 60[h]12[/h]
Built	1959, 1962-1964
Manufacturers	LKM Babelsberg;LEW Hennigsdorf
Wheel arrangement	D
Gauge
Length	10880 mm
Service mass	55000 kg
Top speed	55 km/h
Power
Engine	Johannisthal 12 KVD 18/21

General

Property	German Reichsbahn V 60 V 60[h]10[/h] V 60[h]10[/h] V 60[h]12[/h] Remove
Built	1959, 1962-1964
Manufacturers	LKM Babelsberg, LEW Hennigsdorf
Wheel arrangement	D

Dimensions and weights

Property	German Reichsbahn V 60 V 60[h]10[/h] V 60[h]10[/h] V 60[h]12[/h] Remove
Length	10.88 m
Wheelbase	5.60 m
Service mass	55 t
Adhesion mass	55 t
Axle load	13.8 t

Power plant

Property	German Reichsbahn V 60 V 60[h]10[/h] V 60[h]10[/h] V 60[h]12[/h] Remove
Engine	Johannisthal 12 KVD 18/21
Engine type	V12 diesel

Power

Property	German Reichsbahn V 60 V 60[h]10[/h] V 60[h]10[/h] V 60[h]12[/h] Remove
Power source	diesel-hydraulic
Indicated power	478 kW (650 PS)
Top speed	55 km/h

Calculated values

Property	German Reichsbahn V 60 V 60[h]10[/h] V 60[h]10[/h] V 60[h]12[/h] Remove
Power-to-weight ratio	8.7 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.00

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