4rail.net - Diesel Locomotives in Germany

Welcome to the Diesel Locomotives used in Germany Page! Below you will find all the types in use and given some time also their technical details. There are also be pages for the Electric Locomotives, Electric Multiple Units and Diesel Multiple Units.

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Diesel Road Locomotives:

Diesel Switchers:
Deutsche Bahn (DB) Classes: * 261* 296 * 362 * "Köfferlich" *

Picture above: A Metronom operated Traxxmotive is slowing down to bring regional passengers to Hamburg station. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo.

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DB depot view with classes 185 nr 243, 152 nr 030 and 189 number 056 and class 151 receiving trainorders in Duisburg, Germany

Germany RR Main Page is a great place to start browsing on the German railroading.

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Diesel Switchers

Class / Baureihe 261 of Deutsche Bahn

Class 261 DB switcher seen at Maschen.

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Class / Baureihe 296 of Deutsche Bahn

Deutsche Bahn Railion colored switcher class 296 number 040 near Duisburg, Germany

Class 296 DB switcher seen at Duisburg.

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Class / Baureihe 362 of Deutsche Bahn

Picture: A class 362 V60 shunting in the evening fog in Bremen, Germany. Picture by Ilkka Siissalo.

V60 locomotives were designed in the early 1950s to cope with the shortage of switching engines. As was custom, many major locomotive manufacturers joined their forces and created this long surviving model. In all a respectable amount of 942 units were manufactured, mostly by Mak, Krupp, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei and Jung. The surviving locomotives are currently in classes V60, 260, 261, 360 - 365. See technical info below form the class 363, which shares most details.

German Class V60 / 260 / 261 / 360 - 365 Technical info
-> Builder: Mak, Krupp, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, Jung, Esslingen, Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz, Gmeinder
-> Type: Class V60 now in classes 260, 261 and 360 - 365
-> Usage: light to medium switcher

-> Production dates: 1956 - 1964
-> Numbers built: 942 units
-> Gauge: 1435 mm (4' 8.5" ft)

-> Users: Deutsche Bahn AG,
-> Past / second hand users: Deutsche Bahn AG, NSB, Yugoslav Railways > Croatian Railways, Turkey
-> Seen: Germany, possibly Croatia
-> Operators outside Europe: -

-> Energy Source: Diesel fuel
-> Engine: MTU GTO 6, MTU MB 12V 493 AZ
-> Power transmission: hydraulic
-> Power output: 480 kW (653 Hp)
-> Many units are remote control equipped

-> Tractive Effort: 117 / 132 kN
-> Braking system:
-> Braking effort on traction motors: na
-> Wheel arrangement: C

-> Electronics:
-> Safety Systems:

-> Maximum operational speed where possible: 60 km/h (37 mph)
-> Multiple unit operation capability:

-> Length: 10,5 over buffers
-> Heigth: 4,54 meters
-> Width:
-> Weight: 48 - 49 metric tonnes
-> Axle weight max: 16 / 18 tonnes

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Köfferlich Light Switchers - DB Duisburg, Germany of Deutsche Bahn

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