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German Reichsbahn Battery Railcar No. 581/582 to 615/616

H0 model by model railway manufacture Crottendorf

These vehicles, also known by their later DB designation ETA 179, were put into service by the Reichsbahn from 1926 dubbed the “six-axle storage railcar”. A total of only 17 units were built, but these were used very ...

German Reichsbahn Battery Railcar No. 581/582 to 615/616Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1926-1928
Manufacturers WUMAG;Wegmann;Gastell;Bergmann;SSW
Wheel arrangement TD6-2
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 29220 mm
Service mass 70800 kg
Top speed 60 km/h
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General

Property German Reichsbahn Battery Railcar No. 581/582 to 615/616
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Built 1926-1928
Manufacturers WUMAG, Wegmann, Gastell, Bergmann, SSW
Wheel arrangement 2A+A2
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property German Reichsbahn Battery Railcar No. 581/582 to 615/616
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Length 29.22 m
Wheelbase 9.20 m
Service mass 70.8 t
Adhesion mass 25.6 t
Axle load 12.8 t

Power

Property German Reichsbahn Battery Railcar No. 581/582 to 615/616
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Power source electric - battery
Indicated power 172 kW (234 PS)
Top speed 60 km/h

Calculated values

Property German Reichsbahn Battery Railcar No. 581/582 to 615/616
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Power-to-weight ratio 2.4 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 2.77
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