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Saxon DET

Abm 2/5 9 in the final version with 1st and 2nd class passenger compartments in 2010 in the Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne

The two vehicles, designated DET 1 and DET 2, were the first operational railcars in Europe to be powered by a diesel engine. Although they were developed at the request of the Saxon and Prussian State Railways, they ...

General

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Built 1914
Manufacturers BBC, Waggonfabrik Rastatt
Wheel arrangement 3-B
Gauge 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

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Length 21.40 m
Empty weight 64 t
Service weight 66.5 t

Power plant

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Engine Sulzer
Engine type 6-cyl. diesel

Power

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Power source diesel-electric
Indicated power 147 kW (200 PS)
Top speed 70 km/h

Calculated values

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Power-to-weight ratio 2.2 kW/t
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