Electric locomotive Re 620 088 of SBB Cargo.With an hourly output of 7,850 kW and peak at 140 km/h, the 1972 Re 6/6, which was first commissioned in Switzerland, is still one of the strongest locomotives in Switzerland. Today, all remaining machines,...
The decline in traffic at the Deutsche Reichsbahn drove the shutdown of many locomotives. The recently indispensable 118 series was the most affected. In the years before, the increase in electrification at the DR had also caused a decline in the 118's...
To rebuild several specimens of the popular V-160 family, DB ordered powerful AVCO Lycoming T53-L13 turbines at the former Kloeckner-Humboldt-Deutz plants. From the year 1970 these units were used in locomotives redrawn to the 210 series. Soon the locomotives...
Diesel locomotive series 245 of the German Railways.The locomotives of the series 245 are meant as replacement for the large diesel locomotives of the series 218 which have meanwhile arrived in the years. The diesel-electric locomotives have four diesel...
From 1960 to 1982 the DR shunting locomotives of the series V 60. Despite a good appreciation of the personnel and workshop, some improvements were made after the first series was delivered. The friction mass has been increased to 60 tons by installing...
Age category: 15 years and over; Connector: NEM pocket with close coupling shifting link; Ditch lights: Three directional ditch lights, two red tail lamps; Era: IV; LoB/LoC: 76 mm; Power supply system: Analog DC interface; Size: N; Train company: DB;...
To rebuild several specimens of the popular V-160 family, DB ordered powerful AVCO Lycoming T53-L13 turbines at the former Kloeckner-Humboldt-Deutz plants. From the year 1970 these units were used in locomotives redrawn to the 210 series. Soon the locomotives...
From 1960 to 1982 the DR shunting locomotives of the series V 60. Despite a good appreciation of the personnel and workshop, some improvements were made after the first series was delivered. The friction mass has been increased to 60 tons by installing...
Series 212 is considered a direct V 100 chassis series and was built to meet their development requirements. Only a stronger 993 kW motor was used in the machine. In service as BR V 100.20 from 1962 to 1965, in contrast to the V 100.10 used in the branch...
As an experiment, the German State Railways in the former GDR in 1972 initially equipped three units of the 110 series with a 1,200 PS diesel engine, WAS also proved to be excellent in the express train service. Like other components, the flow gearbox...
In the 1960er, the E 03 series was the most powerful electric locomotive for the use in passenger transport by the German Federal Railways. From 1970 to 1974, a total of 145 series locomotives were built and officially referred to as series 103.1. Visually,...
Usually the locomotives of the freight transport division of the German Railways are painted red. Within the framework of the "I am" series of DB Cargo, they have become much more colorful in recent times. In July 2020, another Vectron multi-system locomotive...
Where traders such as Marco Polo once explored trade routes, railway companies are now also part of international trade routes. The SETG is a part of it with numerous connections from the seaports to Central Europe. The North Sea ports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven...
Electric locomotive 193 658 of MRCE leased to SBB Cargo International.SBB Cargo International is expanding its Vectron fleet and has been purchasing rental locomotives from the leasing company MRCE (Mitsui Rail Capital Europe) since December 2021.The...
Where traders such as Marco Polo once explored trade routes, railway companies are now also part of international trade routes. The SETG is a part of it with numerous connections from the seaports to Central Europe. The North Sea ports of Hamburg, Bremerhaven...