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German Reichsbahn E 52

E 52 34 exhibited in the vehicle show “100 years of electric railways” in the AW Munich-Freimann

In the early Twenties, the Bavarian group administration of the Reichsbahn ordered 35 electric locomotives for heavy passenger and express traffic and 34 for heavy freight traffic. The former was procured as the EP 5 ...

German Reichsbahn E 52Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1924-1925
Manufacturers m:Maffei;e:WASSEG
Wheel arrangement 2BB2
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 17210 mm
Service mass 140000 kg
Top speed 90 km/h
Power 2200 kW
Engine

General

Property German Reichsbahn E 52
Standard
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Built 1924-1925
Manufacturers mechanical part: Maffei, electrical part: WASSEG
Wheel arrangement 2-BB-2
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property German Reichsbahn E 52
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Length 17.21 m
Wheelbase 13.60 m
Service mass 140 t
Adhesion mass 78.4 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.65 m
Axle load 19.6 t

Power

Property German Reichsbahn E 52
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Power source electric - AC
Hourly power 2,200 kW (2,991 PS)
Continuous power 1,660 kW (2,257 PS)
Top speed 90 km/h
Starting effort 196.0 kN

Calculated values

Property German Reichsbahn E 52
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.92
Power-to-weight ratio 15.7 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.79
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