DB Class V 160

The class V 160 ( 1968: 216 series ) was a diesel locomotive type of the German Federal Railroad. This is the first variant of the V - 160 family, which was configured in the post-war construction program for the DB as single-engine large diesel engine for medium-duty line service.

History

In the 1950s, the performance of the available rail diesel engines increased from 993 previously kW (1350 hp) to 1,400 kW ( 1900 hp ) and more. Now the development of a single-engine, medium-duty mainline diesel was up to series production nothing in the way. They agreed to a top speed of 120 km / h and on the installation of a steam heating. Still got no technique for diesel locomotives for the electrical heating of passenger trains are available. Thus began in the spring of 1956, the development of Krupp. The V 160 001 was delivered as the first of the ten pre-production aircraft in 1960, six were at Krupp made ​​the last four at Henschel. The first nine pre-series still a more rounded vehicle head that earned them the nickname " Lollo " (in reference to Gina Lollobrigida ), while from the tenth machine developed by Henschel for the V 320 001 smooth- vehicle head was used as it was in the production was much cheaper and proved to be more streamlined. The pre-production machines were initially equipped with the exception of V 160 006 Maybach engines of the type MD 16 V 538 TB.

The series production of machines V 160011-224 was carried out in five series of 1964 until 1968. Manufacturers were Krupp, Henschel, KHD, Krauss-Maffei and MaK. From the number 155, the machines, the series designation 216 was already to meet on delivery The remaining machines were then redrawn.

Due to the priority development of more powerful and faster diesel locomotives with electric heating an entire vehicle family is created with more than 800 copies over the years from the V 160, which arose from different variants of Zugheizungsversorgung and testing of gas turbines. In the 1968 series introduced the DB scheme the different variations as 210, 215, 216, 217, 218 and 219 are performed. By redrawing ( conversions), the German railway has created the series later 225 and 226. The area of ​​application for 216 series has focused since 1990 on account of the steam heating increasingly on freight transport, because you had no more commuter cars that were still so heated. From 2000 to 2004, the stock of 216ern was gradually thinned, so that in 2004 the last aircraft was retired.

The pre-production aircraft were retired in 1978 to 1984.

As of 1993 the series machines were retired in greater extent. In early February 2004, the last five machines were turned off.

Technology

It is powered by the diesel locomotive engine MTU 16 V 538/653 TB 10 with 16 cylinders and an output of 1900 hp at 1500 rpm. The power passes through a hydraulic transmission with two transducers and a clutch and drive shafts to the final drives in the two -axle bogies. In the standard version of the engine in a closed motor chamber is mounted elastically, which leads to lower noise emissions. In addition to the diesel engine driving a small auxiliary diesel engine is available, which when upgrading - can be used for air supply and as a compressor - in particular for the operation of the steam boiler. In addition, however, there is also an electric air compressor. For the passenger train service, a steam heating Vapor Heating OK4616 was installed, which also preheat the machinery and can keep warm.

Many machines are equipped with a conventional push-pull train and double traction control via the 36 -pin control cable. Many machines have been retrofitted with the door lock from 0 km / hr ( TB0 ) and the EBuLa computer in their last years of service.

At safety equipment safety driving circuit and the point-like train control also are available. The latter has been upgraded by installing a computer core, the functionality of the PCO 90. Only later was built the train radio. Also available are Pfeifeinrichtung and sanding equipment.

When self-supporting vehicle body carries a welded from sheet metal base frame, the body of hollow sections with sheet metal covering. The engine room is located between the two end cabs. He had a side passage, during the later V series possessed 160 family has two side corridors. The welded bogies consist of box sections, they are connected by pivot with the frame. The wheelsets have roller bearings and are cushioned with leaf springs or metal rubber springs in the bogie.

Color Schemes

The 216 series was - at that time still called V 160 - delivered in the classic purple paint, with pre-production in the area of ​​windows and ventilation grille was also provided with a continuous light gray band. The museum locomotive 216 221 still wears the purple paint.

In January 1975, was the first machine 216 071 painted in the new ocean blue and beige color scheme.

216 068 was the first locomotive of this series in February 1988, orient red paint with white " bib" on the front sides, the faded faster than average Ausblich and the contours of the machine.

A repainted in the 1997 introduced color scheme in traffic red with gray contrasting frame was not designed for the 216 series, but nevertheless still got eight machines from November 2000, this painting: 216 188 as the first copy, then even 216 094, 102, 136, 139, 143, 165, 188

Whereabouts

Several locomotives were on private railways in Switzerland and abroad ( Italy and France) sold where they are still in use today. Almost all the other 216 who found a new home outside the DB, have now scrapped.

The last operational pre-production V 160 in Germany - the V 160 003 - part of the DB AG and the association " Historic railway vehicles Lübeck " (HEL eV) looked after. 216 067 is located at the DB Museum Koblenz and is again old red painted since May 2011, while 216,221 remained in the Rendsburg railway enthusiasts.

The V 160 001 ( now 1900.008 ) and the V 160 006 ( now 1900.007 ) were since 1982 with the Italian Azienda Trasporti Consorziale di Reggio Emilia (ACT ) in use and went from 1 January 2009 to the regional railway Ferrovie Emilia Romagna ( FER ). There, the V 160 001 was given a work-up with a new coat of paint in the colors of delivery ( purple ) ..

DH 1504

The first Umbaulok the series DH 1504 was introduced in 1998 by the company On Rail. The concept was to create from some existing former state railway copies of the 216 series, a new mainline medium capacity. For an almost completely new locomotive was built, which had only the gearbox, the bogies and the Lokhülle common with the Spenderlok. Motorised are the DH in 1504 with 1500 kW MTU engines. A total of six of these locomotives were built, three locomotives are today at the OHE in use, two at NIAG and one at the mkb. Whether further modifications will arise, it is questionable as there is hardly suitable Spenderloks are to be procured.

226 series

2003 unneeded vehicles of class 216 were converted for use in DB Reise & Touristik as ICE 3 Hilfslok line services. To this end, the DB Bremen plant the steam generator for train heating Webasto parking heaters and corresponding balancing weights have been replaced. In addition, a Scharfenberg coupler was mounted. Converted were 216,096, 130, 131, 135, 146, 154 and 156

The last six units of the class 216 were renumbered to the 226 series. The two machines were stationed at the Montabaur stations and station Siegburg / Bonn, at the high-speed line Cologne-Rhine/Main.

For this purpose were from 2004 zugkräftigere locomotives technically similar DB Class 218 available. These were labeled as 218.8 and broke the 226 series from. This was scrapped by 2005.

Narrow-gauge V 160

The Henschel built in the 1960s, some 1000 mm narrow gauge locomotives that externally resemble at least 160 V series strong. One of these locomotives is now in the Brohltalbahn as D5, but stopped due to engine damage.