Eurorunner

The type of locomotive Siemens ER20 Euro Runner series is one of Rail Systems (formerly Siemens Mobility, formerly Siemens Transportation Systems ) built, four-axle diesel-electric locomotive of the middle class.

The model was initially built on behalf of the Austrian Federal Railways and designated there as 2016 or Hercules. A 2000 kW diesel engine with flange-mounted three-phase asynchronous generator generates the current supplied to the four motors ( one for each axis) are driven. The locomotives are equipped with push pull and double traction control.

History and use

In addition to the ÖBB possess a variety of private railways in Austria and Germany, about Regentalbahn for the Alex- traffic, a total of 180 locomotives of this type. Another runs as a presentation vehicle for Siemens.

One of the MRCE locomotives is at the Slovak private railway BRKS in use. Since mid-July 2007, there is also an authorization for the Czech Republic.

Five equipped with central buffer coupling locomotives were delivered in August 2003, after Hong Kong.

When ER20 BF, formerly ER20 F, a dedicated freight variant of the locomotive is called without train heating. This is used by Austrian and German private railway companies.

The locomotives were designated as Class 253 to 2007 in Germany, the Vehicle Register she referred, however, since as Class 223 and awards the 253 to Vossloh G 2000 BB. The Osthannoverschen railways whose three ER20F than 2700 are 80 - 2700 82 denotes ( OHE designations are based on the Lokleistung in PS). Are used locomotives for passenger and freight transport.

With the advent of the euro based on the Sprinter 2007 six-axis Siemens ER20 CF and CU these locomotives are now called ER20 or ER20 BU BF, of which 44 copies in Lithuania are as LG series ER20 in use.

The last ER20 was delivered in 2012 to the Adriatic transport in Koper in Slovenia.

The following companies use the ER20:

Technical Features

The locomotive has a turbocharged 16-cylinder diesel engine in the 4000 series of MTU Friedrichshafen with common- rail fuel injection and intercooling. At idle, the exhaust emissions of eight cylinders 16 are turned off to improve.

With increased power requirement when starting off or on short slope portions can be turned off (for the power supply of the car) the train line. Thus, the whole power generated by the generator is driving the motors. It is driven by a pinion hollow shaft drive, in which the motors are spring-mounted in the bogie frame, while the gearbox with pinion and bull gear sitting on the unsprung axle.

The locomotive has separate power circuits for the consumer and the starter. The current required for the starter is stored in capacitors, so that two to three start-ups independently of the main battery possible.

The locomotive frame consists of two longitudinal members with cross members at the head end, for the bogies and the engine. The car bodies consists of a grid system made from steel profiles, where the roof slopes are wearing parts. The side walls are made of aluminum plates are only glued on. The cab is a finished-products module, which is connected in the final assembly with the box. The buffer beams are designed as deformation elements.

Successor

As of 2007, the locomotives were given a new, shared for the euro and the euro Runner Sprinter locomotive body, thus virtually a new family of locomotives Siemens IT was founded in 2007. For this, the first, a six-axle version has already been as ER20 CF for Lithuanian Lietuvos Geležinkeliai made ​​.

2010 Finally, the concept of Vectron DE was developed, which was first exhibited at InnoTrans 2010.

Gallery

The cab of a locomotive ÖBB class 2016

223 062, one of the ALEX locomotives in yard

An ER20 draws a march -Express Nord-Ostsee -Bahn from Westerland to Hamburg -Altona

Lok DE2000 -01 Nord-Ostsee -Bahn on the first day of operation of the Marschbahn on your own premises in Husum

The EVB 420 14 in Hamburg Waltershof on 30 April 2007

Side view of the 253 006 of the German Commercial Code ( Hessian rail freight GmbH)

253 014 PRESS with the labeling of the Regen rail operations GmbH RBG

Siemens Euro Runner ER20CF or LG series ER20 for Lithuania