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BR227 / V170 / AA16 NoHAB MY N XL L M4

After the Second World War, various European locomotive manufacturers began developing diesel-electric locomotives, which began to displace steam traction in the USA. In Sweden, Nydqvist and Holm AB (NoHAB) acquired the license to manufacture diesel locomotives for the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) in 1949. The Americans owned an export version of the F-series, which had a driver's cab at both ends. For the lighter superstructure in Europe, locos were equipped qith six instead of four axles. more…

BR246 / BR285 N XL L M4

The dieselelectric locos 246 (builder name Traxx P160 DE) and 285 (Traxx F140 DE) were developed out of the famous Traxx family of German Bombardier Transportation. Prime mover is a MTU 16 V 4000 R 43 L that develops 3263 HP. The eight samples of class 246 are used for double stack passenger trains and reach a maximum speed of 160 km/h. 15 samples of 285 (maximum speed 140 km/h) pull freight trains in Germany and are well known for traction of heavy weight carbonate trains on steep grades of more…

BR247-Vectron DE N XL L M4

Based on the electric Locos of Vectron locomotive family, Siemens developed a diesel electric version called Vectron DE. The diesel motor MTU 16V 4000 R 84 develops 2400 kW and enables the loco to reach a maximum speed of 160 km/h.

BR261 N XL L M4

After Millenium the German State Railway (DB) need to order new locos to replace old fashioned shunting locos of Classes 362 - 365 (former BR V60) and 290 - 295 (former BR V90). The German Voith Turbo Lokomotivtechnik GmbH & Co KG developed the BR261 diesel locomotive. The prime mover of version 10BB is MTU 8V 4000 R42 and develops 1000 kW at 1800 rpm. With a maximum speed of 100 km/h and a tractive power of 258 kN the BR261 is used in heavy shunting service as well as for mid range freight more…

BR265 N XL L M4

For heavy switching and freight service German State Railway DB ordered 31 samples of diesel hydraulic Voith-Gravita® loco. Prime mover MTU 12V 4000 R43L delivers 1800 kW at 1800 rpm and enables the loco to reach a maximum speed of 100 km/h. Also loco rental service Northrail and HzL in Southern Germany bought two samples each.

Class 66/77 / EMD JT42CWR N XL L M4

Mit der im Jahr 2001 festgelegten Liberalisierung des internationalen Eisenbahngüterverkehrs benötigten die neu gegründeten Eisenbahnverkehrsunternehmen (EVU) Triebfahrzeuge, um die den staatlichen Bahnen abgerungenen Verkehre zu bewältigen. Die Beschaffung technisch hochentwickelter Neufahrzeuge kam aus Kostengründen oftmals nicht in Frage. Eine preisgünstige Lösung bot die amerikanische Electro-Motive Division (EMD) mit der bereits in Großbritannien erprobten Class 66 an. Die als JT 42 CWR more…

CSD T478.1 /T478.2 N XL L M4

State Railway of Csechoslowakia CSD ordered 230 samples of dieseleletric T478.1. The CKD prime mover K 6 S310 DR develops 1103 kW at 725 rpm. The four-axle loco reaches a maximum speed of 100 km/h.



F5 enables the heavy load mode: The diesel notch is always one up compared with normal operation. If you want to jump two notches, simply set CV 104 to 170 (instead of 150).

F27 turns on the manual ntoching. Once F28 is on, you can use F28 to notch up and F29 to notch down. F27, F28, and F29 must more…

CSD T478.3 /T478.4 N XL L M4

T 478.3
State Railway of Csechoslowakia CSD ordered 408 samples of dieseleletric T478.3 to replace steam locos on main lines. The CKD prime mover K 12 V 230 DR develops 1460 kW at 1100 rpm. The four-axle loco reaches a maximum speed of 100 km/h.

T 478.3
State Railway of Csechoslowakia CSD ordered 86 samples of dieseleletric T478.4. The CKD prime mover K 12 V 230 DR develops 1460 kW at 1100 rpm. The four-axle loco reaches a maximum speed of 100 km/h.



F5 enables the heavy load mode: The more…

CSD T669.0/ ZSR/ZSSK Rh770 N XL L M4

In 1963 the Soviet State Railways ordered a six-axle diesel locomotive with a central driver's cab based on American design principles in the Czech Republic. These had proven themselves in the Alco-RSD1 delivered to the USSR in World War II. The Czech State Railways CKD had the T669.0 derived from the Czech locomotive type supplied to the USSR (referred to as the 770 series from 1988) and purchased 110 units. The charged six-cylinder diesel engine CKD K 6s 310 DR developed 994 kW at 750 rpm and more…

D.752 N XL L M4

State Railway of Csechoslowakia CSD sold 57 samples of dieseleletric 753 to Inekon Holding Prag IH. IH replaced CKD prime mover with refurbed CKD K6 S310 DR motor. The motor develops 1220 kW and enables the four-axle loco to reach a maximum speed of 100 km/h. Eight oft he locos went to Ferrovia Sangritana.



F5 enables the heavy load mode: The diesel notch is always one up compared with normal operation. If you want to jump two notches, simply set CV 104 to 170 (instead of 150).

F27 turns on more…