DB Class 218

The DB Class 218 (before 1968 the DB Class V 164) are a class of 4-axle, diesel-hydraulic locomotives acquired by the Deutsche Bundesbahn for use on main and secondary lines for both passenger and freight trains.

DB Class 218
A pair of Class 218s at Köln Hbf, 2013.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-hydraulic
BuilderKrupp, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, MaK
Serial number218 001-012
218 101–499
218 901-908 (converted DB Class 210)
Build date1968; 1971-1979
Total produced12 prototypes
398 main production
1 as 218 399 rebuilt from 215 112
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICB′B′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length16.4 m (53 ft 9.7 in)
Loco weight~79.5 t (78.2 long tons; 87.6 short tons)
Prime moverAs built:
218 001-012, 101-196, 242-288, 901-908:
MTU 12V 956 TB 10 (of 1,840 kW or 2,470 hp)
218 198-241, 289-322, 340-426, 435-455, 463-484:
MTU 12V 956 TB 11 (of 2,061 kW or 2,764 hp)
218 197, 323-339, 427-434, 456-462, 485-499:
Pielstick 16PA 4V 200 (of 2061 kW)
Generator400 kW (540 hp) for HEP
TransmissionHydraulic (Voith 820 brs or MTU K 252 SUBB (with pielstick engines)
Power transmission limit is 1487 kW
MU workingwith other classes of the V160 family, and other locos
Loco brakehydrodynamic brake
KE-GPP2R-H mZ
Performance figures
Maximum speed140 km/h (87 mph) / 90 km/h (56 mph)
Power output1,840 kW (2,470 hp) (TB10 MTU)
2,061 kW (2,764 hp) (MTU TB11) (TB11 MTU)
1,986 kW (2,663 hp) (Pielstick)
Tractive effortstarting : 235 kN (53,000 lbf)

The class represents the final major revision of the DB V 160 family of locomotives; having the preferred features of the antecedent locomotives, including a hydrodynamic brake, and a single engine providing electrical train heating via a generator as well as tractive power. The class were also the most numerous of the family, providing the backbone of the Deutsche Bundesbahn's main-line diesel locomotive traction from the 1970s up to the reunification of Germany.

Despite being displaced from many workings by DMUs, electrification, and inherited DR Class 130s, as of 2009 a significant number of the class still remain active throughout Germany.

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