DB Class V 169

The DB Class V 169 consisted of a single example: V 169 001, derived from the DB Class V 160 family, with an additional gas turbine booster engine. It can be considered the prototype for diesel locomotives with a gas turbine as an additional drive; specifically the DB Class 210. Post 1968 the class designation was changed to Class 219, and the locomotive renumbered 219 001

DB Class V 169 / DB Class 219
Diesel locomotive 219 001-5
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel reciprocating engine with gas turbine booster
BuilderKlöckner-Humboldt-Deutz (See Deutz AG)
Build date1965
Total produced1
RebuilderGmeinder
Rebuild date1999
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 weight76.7 t (75.5 long tons; 84.5 short tons)
Fuel capacity3,330 L (730 imp gal; 880 US gal)
Prime moverAs built:
Maybach MD 870 1B plus General Electric gas turbine built under license
After Gmeinder rebuild:
Caterpillar 3516 B - TA-JW, no gas turbine.
Engine typediesel engine + gas turbine
TransmissionHydraulic
Performance figures
Maximum speedoriginally: 130 km/h (81 mph)
after rebuilding: 120 km/h (75 mph)
Power outputAs built:
2,150 hp (1,600 kW) + 900 hp (670 kW) gas turbine
After Gmeinder rebuild:
2,000 kW (2,700 hp)
Career
OperatorsDeutsche Bundesbahn
Impresa Attilio Rossi
Bahngesellschaft Waldhof AG (BGW)
Eisenbahnen und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe Weser GmbH (EVB)
Retired1978

In 1999 the locomotive was heavily renovated for a private company, and does not now have the gas turbine.

Post the merger of the Deutsche Bundesbahn and Deutsche Reichsbahn another locomotive - the DR Class 119 has been assigned to the DB class 219.

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