DB Class V 65

The locomotives of the series V 65 of the German Federal Railroad ( 1968: 265 series ) were designed as four-axle diesel locomotive rod for easy trails and moderate displacement service. The total of 15 locomotives were delivered in 1955 by MaK in Kiel on the German Federal Railroad.

Description

The machines of the series V 65 were delivered shortly after the commissioning of the first V 60 to DB. These particularities include the MaK engine at a speed of 750 rpm and the only Beugniot lever between the individual axes that improve the trackability. For the train heating the engine has a boiler which is heated by the engine exhaust. The machinery shall be preheated with a Dofa coke oven. For this purpose, 100 kg coke entrained.

Although the number of locomotives of the series V 65 with only 15 machines was relatively low, but it was merely a slight modification of the offered by the company MaK 600 D for private railways. This was one of the so-called rod - MaK locomotives, which were in large numbers in private cars in use. Your power ranged from 240 hp to 1200 hp.

Use

The 15 locomotives were first in space Marburg ( Lahn) used against light passenger trains in 1964 but they were there, replaced by the more powerful V 100. After work performed five copies to 1980 shunting in the ferry terminal Puttgarden on Fehmarn, stationed at Bw Puttgarden. The remaining ten locomotives were used in Hamburg- Altona ( including on the local port railway ).

Whereabouts

Except for two locomotives, all locomotives were scrapped after retirement. The V 65 001 has been preserved at the Meppen - Haselünner railroad at the Osnabrück railway friends after interim use and is used by them as a museum locomotive. Another V 65 V 65 011 stood for a long time not operational on loan to the DB Museum in the Railway Museum Bochum- Dahlhausen the DGEG. Meanwhile, the locomotive of the DB Museum was transferred to Koblenz -Lützel.

Curiosities

In the opening scenes of the 1962 movie film The Door with Seven Locks is standing very clearly seen in the station a V 65 of the DB. This reveals that the scenes were filmed in a German train station and not - as the film would have us believe by mounted signs in English - in a train station in London.