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German Federal Railway V 160

Pre-production V 160 003 with more rounded shapes

The steadily increasing power of diesel engines in the 1950s gave the Bundesbahn the reason to order a series of large single-engine diesel locomotives instead of the previous two-engine series. A locomotive with 1,40...

German Federal Railway V 160Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1964-1968
Manufacturers Krupp;KHD;Henschel;Krauss-Maffei;MaK
Wheel arrangement BB
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 16000 mm
Service mass 76700 kg
Top speed 120 km/h
Power
Engine MTU 16V652 TB10 oder MTU 16V538 TB10

General

Property German Federal Railway V 160
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Built 1964-1968
Manufacturers Krupp, KHD, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, MaK
Wheel arrangement B-B
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property German Federal Railway V 160
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Length 16.00 m
Wheelbase 11.40 m
Service mass 76.7 t
Adhesion mass 76.7 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.80 m
Axle load 19.2 t

Power plant

Property German Federal Railway V 160
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Engine MTU 16V652 TB10 oder MTU 16V538 TB10
Engine type V16 diesel

Power

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Power source diesel-hydraulic
Indicated power 1,400 kW (1,903 PS)
Top speed 120 km/h
Starting effort 240.0 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.14
Power-to-weight ratio 18.3 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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