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German Federal Railway class 151

151 052 in April 2016 at the Südbrücke in Cologne

When the demand for high-speed freight locomotives increased in the 1960s, a further development of the E 50 was examined. The requirements stipulated on gradients of 0.5 percent to run express freight trains with 120...

German Federal Railway class 151Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1972-1978
Manufacturers m:Krupp;m:Henschel;m:Krauss-Maffei;e:Siemens;e:BBC;e:AEG
Wheel arrangement CoCo
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 19490 mm
Service mass 118000 kg
Top speed 120 km/h
Power 6288 kW
Engine

General

Property German Federal Railway class 151
Standard
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Built 1972-1978
Manufacturers mechanical part: Krupp, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, electrical part: Siemens, BBC, AEG
Wheel arrangement C-C
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property German Federal Railway class 151
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Length 19.49 m
Wheelbase 14.61 m
Service mass 118 t
Adhesion mass 118 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.45 m
Axle load 19.7 t

Power

Property German Federal Railway class 151
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Power source electric - AC
Hourly power 6,288 kW (8,549 PS)
Continuous power 5,982 kW (8,133 PS)
Top speed 120 km/h
Starting effort 395.0 kN

Calculated values

Property German Federal Railway class 151
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 2.93
Power-to-weight ratio 53.3 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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