Vossloh G 2000 BB

The locomotive Vossloh G 2000 BB is the most powerful diesel- hydraulic locomotive Vossloh Locomotives GmbH and has been built since 2000. Their wheel arrangement is B = B '. It has a capacity of up to 2700 kW and reaches a maximum depending on the engine speed up to 140 km / h Depending on the equipment variant, it brings it to a service weight of 84 t to 90 t. They reached a starting tractive effort of 283 kN at 87.3 t. The tank volume is 5000 liters

Approved is the G 2000 BB in Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Sweden, Denmark and Poland. In German Vehicle Register are the class numbers 92 80 1253, was awarded in 1272 and 1273.

From the locomotive, there are a total of five variants:

• G 2000 (-1) BB: asymmetric cab 2240 kW
• G 2000-2 BB: symmetric cab, 2240 kW, for Italy
• G 2000-3 BB: symmetric cab, 2240 kW, for Germany
• G 2000-4 BB: symmetric cab 2700 kW
• G 2000-5 BB: symmetric cab, 2700 kW, for Scandinavia

Use

The locomotives are among others in Italy by SBB Cargo ( three locomotives on the 840 as the class ) is used and a subsidiary of DB Schenker Rail Germany ( a locomotive of the subtypes 2) and in the Netherlands by Rail4chem (2 type 1, 8 type 3). Some copies are used by the ports and freight Cologne. The locomotives were found, especially in northern Italy and the German Ruhr area also at various smaller private railways. In total there are 74 locomotives of types 1-3 and one locomotive types 4 and 5 Here, the prototype of the G 2000-4 and 2000-5 G was ( " Nordlok " ) to the Swedish railway company Hector Rail sold.

The locomotives of the Lokvermieters MRCE are completely painted in black with a contrasting white bars on the front. The engine 21 of the Westphalian State Railway (WLE ) carries a full advertisement for the Westphalian brewery Warsteiner.