Bulletin: ÖBB 2016 Hercules / ER20

Manufacturer: ESU, Item number: S0056, Version: V4-R4

Austrian State Railways ÖBB was first Siemens customer for diesel-electric mainline diesel loco Eurorunner ER 20. Between 2002 and 2011 manufacturer delievered 181 samples to ÖBB and several european private owners. The MTU 16 V 4000 R41 develops 2000 kW and enables the loco to reach a maximum speed of 140 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 be turned off to return to normal mode. If F27 is off and you press F28, the prime mover will run to full speed.

F17 will bring the locomotive to full stop.

KeyFunctionsSound slotsVolume CVsVolume values
F0front light
F1sound on/off1, 2, 5, 22, 32259, 267, 291, 427, 507128, 78, 135, 32, 38
F2Air Horn (high)3275150
F3Air Horn (low)4283150
F4double air horn signal3, 4275, 283150, 150
F5heavy load
F6acceleration/brake time, shunting mode/shunting speed
F7curve squeal1537180
F8AUX#1
F9compressed air let off932354
F10conductor's signal1033180
F11coupler clank831560
F12coasting
F13Set Train brake/Train Brake release (automaticly)3149957
F14Announcement #1 (Austria CV170 = 0 / Germany CV170 = 1)7307128
F15esu smoke generator
F16open/close cab door1234780
F17brake function 12545160
F18Announcement #2 (Austria CV170 = 0 / Germany CV170 = 1)14363128
F19radio conversation #129483100
F20radio conversation #226459100
F21switch flange19403100
F22radio conversation #3 (shunting distance)20411100
F23dead-man's vigilance device / enforced braking24443150
F24compressor629990
F25sanding valve1133940
F26sound fader
F27manual notching logic on/off274670
F28manual notching up
F29manual notching down
F30disable brake squeal sound
F31train heating system (only while standing)3049150

Make sure that index CV31 is set to 16 and index CV32 is set to 1 before changing a volume CV.