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Wehrmacht Locomotive WR 200 B 14
German Reichsbahn V 20, German Federal Railway class 270 and Austrian Federal Railways (BBÖ) class 2061
Germany | 1938
129 produced
V 20 022 of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft historische Eisenbahn e.V.
V 20 022 of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft historische Eisenbahn e.V.
Torsten Bätge

The WR 200 B 14 was the smallest of the standard Wehrmacht locomotives and, with 129 units, not quite as common as its three-axle sister. The designation stands for “Wehrmachtslokomotive standard gauge, 200 hp, wheel arrangement B, 14 tonnes axle load”. It is also known under the designation V 20, which it received from the two German railways after the war. The locomotives were never used by the Reichsbahn before the end of the war because they were directly assigned to the Wehrmacht.

Characteristic of her appearance was the driver's cab at the rear end and the high hood, which contained all the machinery and was provided with several flaps for access to the engine room. Compared to the later V 36, the body was lower overall and the entire two-axle locomotive was over a meter shorter. Various six-cylinder in-line engines from Deutz, the Mannheim Motor Works or MAN provided the drive. The power was transmitted via a hydraulic transmission to a jackshaft between the axles, which in turn drove the wheel sets via coupling rods. A coke oven was installed for starting at low temperatures.

After the war, not many examples made it into state railway service and only 23 locomotives remained in service with the Bundesbahn, four with the Reichsbahn and one with the ÖBB. While the DB only removed the coke ovens, the DR machines got new engines with the same power. Today some are still preserved and partly also operational.

General
Built1938-1943
ManufacturerBMAG, Deutz, Gmeinder, Jung, DWK
Axle configB 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length26 ft 2 15/16 in
Wheelbase10 ft 6 in
Rigid wheelbase10 ft 6 in
Service weight57,320 lbs
Adhesive weight57,320 lbs
Axle load28,660 lbs
Boiler
Power Plant
Power
Power sourcediesel-hydraulic
Top speed34 mph
EngineDeutz A6M 324, MWM RHS 326 S, MAN W 6 V17,5/22
Engine type6-cyl. diesel
Engine output197 hp (147 kW)
Calculated Values
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last changed: 03/2022
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