German Reichsbahn V 200 and Lugank Locomotive Factory M62
German Reichsbahn class 120 and DB AG class 220
Germany 1966 378 produced
Since the Comecon agreements prevented further construction of large diesel locomotives in the GDR, a total of 378 of the Soviet type M62 were ordered. These locomotives from Voroshilowgrad (today Lugansk in Ukraine) were built extra heavily for pure freight service and had a two-stroke diesel engine with 2,000 hp. Since they were initially delivered without a silencer, they were given the nickname “Taigatrommel” (“Taiga drum”) in the GDR. At the beginning of the nineties they were renumbered from class 120 to 220, but were soon withdrawn. Many locomotives then came to German private railways and others were sold to the former Eastern Bloc.
Technical data
General
- Built
- 1966-1975
- Manufacturers
- Luhansk
- Wheel arrangement
- C-C
- Gauge
- 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and weights
- Length
- 17.55 m
- Wheelbase
- 12.80 m
- Service mass
- 115.1 t
- Adhesion mass
- 115.1 t
- Rigid wheelbase
- 4.20 m
- Axle load
- 19.2 t
Power plant
- Engine
- Kolomna 14D40
- Engine type
- V12 diesel
Power
- Power source
- diesel-electric
- Indicated power
- 1,470 kW (1,999 PS)
- Top speed
- 100 km/h
- Starting effort
- 295.0 kN
Calculated values
- Factor of adhesion
- 1 : 3.83
- Power-to-weight ratio
- 12.8 kW/t
- Adhesive weight/Total
- 1 : 1.00
