DB Class V 100

These DB Class V 100 diesel locomotives were produced in the late 1950s by the Deutsche Bundesbahn for non-electrified branch lines as a replacement for steam locomotives. The V 100 class was built in three different variants.

DB Class V 100.10
later: DB Class 211
and: DB Class 212, 213, 214
211 101
Type and origin
Power type(?)
BuilderMaK
Model(?)
Build date1958–1963
Total produced364
Specifications
Configuration:
  UICB′B′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length:
  Over beams12,100 mm (39 ft 8.4 in)
Axle load15.5 t (15.3 long tons; 17.1 short tons)
Service weight62.0 t (61.0 long tons; 68.3 short tons)
Traction motors1
Loco brakeKnorr compressed-air brake
Train protectionSifa/Indusi
Performance figures
Maximum speed90 km/h (56 mph)
100 km/h (62 mph) from 211 008
Power output:
  Continuous809 kW (1,085 hp)
Power index13.0 kW/t
Tractive effort:
  Starting177 kN (40,000 lbf)
Career
NumbersV 100 1001 – 1005
V 100 1007 – 1365
211 001 – 005
211 007 – 365
Retired2001

Decommissioned locomotives were also used in Austria by the Austrian Federal Railways during the 1990s and early 2000s, where they were registered as ÖBB Class 2048

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