In order to accelerate the change of traction, the German State Railways (DR) obtained 378 locomotives from the Soviet Union series V 200 (later series 120) from 1966 to 1975. Since the locomotives were missing from the factory a train heating system, they were mainly used in freight trains. Later, silencers were added to reduce the noise level of the engines. Due to the loud engine noise, the locomotives quickly became known as "Taigatdrum".This text is machine translated.
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They were normal series locomotives, nevertheless they were protected as a state treasure - the government locomotives of East Germany. The home of the three government locomotives was Bw Lichtenberg and this belonged to Bw Ostbahnhof as Est (operational...
They were normal series locomotives, nevertheless they were protected as a state treasure - the government locomotives of East Germany. The home of the three government locomotives was Bw Lichtenberg and this belonged to Bw Ostbahnhof as Est (operational...
Due to deficiencies, the operation of these trains became increasingly uneconomic, which is why the 1978 and 1979 trains running under the designation BR 602 were decommissioned by the DB. Only the 602 003 traction unit has been retained for museum purposes;...