| DB Class 218 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • UIC | Bo′Bo′ |
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| Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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| Length | 16.4 m (53 ft 9.7 in) |
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| Loco weight | ~79.5 t (78.2 long tons; 87.6 short tons) |
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| Fuel type | Diesel fuel |
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| Prime mover | As built:
218 001-012, 101-196, 242-288, 901-908:
MTU 12V 956 TB 10 (of 1,840 kW or 2,470 hp)
218 198-241, 289-322, 340-426, 435-455, 463-484:
MTU 12V 956 TB 11 (of 2,061 kW or 2,764 hp)
218 197, 323-339, 427-434, 456-462, 485-499:
Pielstick 16PA 4V 200 (of 2061 kW) |
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| Engine type | Diesel |
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| Generator | 400 kW (540 hp) for HEP |
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| Cylinders | 12 |
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| Transmission | Hydraulic (Voith 820 brs or MTU K 252 SUBB (with pielstick engines)
Power transmission limit is 1487 kW |
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| MU working | with other classes of the V160 family, and other locos |
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| Loco brake | hydrodynamic brake
KE-GPP2R-H mZ Air |
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| Train brakes | Air |
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| Safety systems | Sifa, PZB |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | 140 km/h (87 mph) / 90 km/h (56 mph) |
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| Power output | 1,840 kW (2,470 hp) (TB10 MTU)
2,061 kW (2,764 hp) (MTU TB11) (TB11 MTU)
1,986 kW (2,663 hp) (Pielstick) |
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| Tractive effort | starting : 235 kN (53,000 lbf) |
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| Career |
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| Operators | DB, DB Railion |
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The DB Class 218 (before 1968 the DB Class V 164) are a class of 4-axle, diesel-hydraulic locomotives acquired by the Deutsche Bundesbahn for use on main and secondary lines for both passenger and freight trains.
The class represents the final major revision of the DB V 160 family of locomotives; having the preferred features of the antecedent locomotives, including a hydrodynamic brake, and a single engine providing electrical train heating via a generator as well as tractive power. The class were also the most numerous of the family, providing the backbone of the Deutsche Bundesbahn's main-line diesel locomotive traction from the 1970s up to the reunification of Germany.
Despite being displaced from many workings by DMUs, electrification, and inherited DR Class 130s, as of 2009 a significant number of the class still remain active throughout Germany.
