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German Federal Railway class 103

103 224-2 in the German Steam Locomotive Museum Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg

As early as the 1950s, the Bundesbahn was considering operating express trains with speeds of more than 160 km/h. Initially, a derivative of the E 10 standard locomotive or the pre-war E 19 locomotive was under discus...

	German Federal Railway class 103 Remove
Variant	pre-production 103[h]0[/h] pre-production 103[h]0[/h] production 103[h]1[/h]
Built	1965
Manufacturers	m:Henschel;e:Siemens
Wheel arrangement	CoCo
Gauge	1435 mm
Length	19500 mm
Service mass	112000 kg
Top speed	200 km/h
Power	6420 kW
Engine

General

Property	German Federal Railway class 103 pre-production 103[h]0[/h] pre-production 103[h]0[/h] production 103[h]1[/h] Remove
Built	1965
Manufacturers	mechanical part: Henschel, electrical part: Siemens
Wheel arrangement	C-C
Gauge	1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property	German Federal Railway class 103 pre-production 103[h]0[/h] pre-production 103[h]0[/h] production 103[h]1[/h] Remove
Length	19.50 m
Wheelbase	14.10 m
Service mass	112 t
Adhesion mass	112 t
Rigid wheelbase	4.50 m
Axle load	18.7 t

Power

Property	German Federal Railway class 103 pre-production 103[h]0[/h] pre-production 103[h]0[/h] production 103[h]1[/h] Remove
Power source	electric - AC
Hourly power	6,420 kW (8,729 PS)
Continuous power	5,940 kW (8,076 PS)
Top speed	200 km/h
Starting effort	314.0 kN

Calculated values

Property	German Federal Railway class 103 pre-production 103[h]0[/h] pre-production 103[h]0[/h] production 103[h]1[/h] Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 3.50
Power-to-weight ratio	57.3 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.00

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