| DB Class V 169 / DB Class 219 |
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Diesel locomotive 219 001-5 |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | originally: 130 km/h (81 mph)
after rebuilding: 120 km/h (75 mph) |
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| Power output | As built:
2,150 hp (1,600 kW) + 900 hp (670 kW) gas turbine
After Gmeinder rebuild:
2,000 kW (2,700 hp) |
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| Career |
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| Operators | Deutsche Bundesbahn
Impresa Attilio Rossi
Bahngesellschaft Waldhof AG (BGW)
Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe Weser GmbH (EVB) |
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| Retired | 1978 |
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The DB Class V 169 consisted of a single example: V 169 001, derived from the DB Class V 160 family, with an additional gas turbine booster engine. It can be considered the prototype for diesel locomotives with a gas turbine as an additional drive; specifically the DB Class 210. Post 1968 the class designation was changed to Class 219, and the locomotive renumbered 219 001
In 1999 the locomotive was heavily renovated for a private company, and does not now have the gas turbine.
Post the merger of the Deutsche Bundesbahn and Deutsche Reichsbahn another locomotive - the DR Class 119 has been assigned to the DB class 219.
