DB Class 151

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co′Co′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	19,490 mm (63 ft 11+3⁄8 in)
Axle load	19.7 t; (19.4 long tons; 21.7 short tons)
Loco weight	118 t; (116 long tons; 130 short tons)
Electric system/s	15 kV 16.7 Hz Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Safety systems	InduSi, SiFa, PZB90

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	AEG, BBC, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, Krupp, Siemens
Build date	1972–1978
Total produced	170

DB Class 151
DB Class 151
	Two Class 151 locomotives hauling a freight train in November 2015
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	AEG, BBC, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, Krupp, Siemens
Build date	1972–1978
Total produced	170
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Co′Co′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	19,490 mm (63 ft 11+3⁄8 in)
Axle load	19.7 t; (19.4 long tons; 21.7 short tons)
Loco weight	118 t; (116 long tons; 130 short tons)
Electric system/s	15 kV 16.7 Hz Catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Safety systems	InduSi, SiFa, PZB90
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output	6,288 kW (8,432 hp)
Tractive effort	Continuous: 250 kN (56,000 lbf),; Starting: 395 kN (89,000 lbf)
Class
Career
Class	151; 162 (Hector Rail)
Locale	Germany
Delivered	1972

The Class 151 is an electric heavy freight locomotive built for German Federal Railways between 1972 and 1978. They were built as a replacement for the ageing Class 150, in order to cope with the increased requirements of this type of locomotive, in particular the desire of a 120 km/h (75 mph) top speed.

Locomotives of Hector Rail are designated as Class 162.