DB V 160 family

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length	216 : 16.0 m; 210,215,217,218,219 : 16.4 m
Loco weight	76 to 80 t depending on class
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	MTU 16 V 652 TB 10 or MTU 16 V 538 TB 10; 218 : MA12V956TB11 and others-->
Engine type	V12 and V16
Generator	217 and 218 have auxiliary electrical generators ~400 kW, 215 and 216 have steam heating
Transmission	hydraulic
Train brakes	Air

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-hydraulic
Builder	Krupp, KHD, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, MaK

DB V 160 family
DB V 160 family
	218 395 in Stuttgart (October 2004)
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-hydraulic
Builder	Krupp, KHD, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, MaK
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length	216 : 16.0 m; 210,215,217,218,219 : 16.4 m
Loco weight	76 to 80 t depending on class
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	MTU 16 V 652 TB 10 or MTU 16 V 538 TB 10; 218 : MA12V956TB11 and others-->
Engine type	V12 and V16
Generator	217 and 218 have auxiliary electrical generators ~400 kW, 215 and 216 have steam heating
Transmission	hydraulic
Train brakes	Air
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	216 : 80 km/h (freight), 120 km/h (passenger); 215,217,218 : 100 km/h (freight), 140 km/h (passenger) ; 210 : 160 km/h
Power output	215,216,217 : 1320 kW; 218,210 : 1840 kW (later 2060 kW)

The DB V 160 locomotive family comprises several classes of closely related 4-axle diesel-hydraulic locomotives built in the 1960s and 1970s for the Deutsche Bundesbahn which take the family name from the earliest built model: the 'DB Class V 160'.

The DB Classes V 160 (later 216), 215, V 162 (later 217), V 164 (later 218), V 169 (later 219) and DB Class 210 comprise the family, being supplemented by the DBAG Classes 225 and 226, formed from original rebuilt machines.

They formed the backbone of non-shunting locomotive diesel traction in Germany up to the 1990s, and continued to do so along with the Class 232 locomotives of the former Deutsche Reichsbahn in the 2000s.