DB Class V 200

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter	950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in)
Wheelbase	14,700 mm (48 ft 2+3⁄4 in)
• Bogie	3,200 mm (10 ft 6 in)
Pivot centres	11,500 mm (37 ft 8+3⁄4 in)
Length:;
• Over buffers	Prototypes: 18,470 mm (60 ft 7+1⁄8 in); Production: 18,530 mm (60 ft 9+1⁄2 in);
Height	4,160 mm (13 ft 7+3⁄4 in)
Axle load	c. 20.0 t (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons)
Service weight	c. 80.0 t (78.7 long tons; 88.2 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel fuel
Fuel capacity	2,700 L (590 imp gal; 710 US gal)
Prime mover	Two Maybach MD 650 or MTU MB 12 V 493 TZ
RPM:
• Maximum RPM	1,500
Engine type	Two V12 four-stroke diesels
Transmission	Hydraulic
Train heating	Steam
Loco brake	direct-release, compressed air brake + aux. brake, K-GPR mZ; later: graduated, compressed air brake + aux. brake, WS-GPP2R mZ

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-hydraulic
Builder	Krauss-Maffei; Maschinenbau Kiel;
Build date	1953; 1956–1958
Total produced	86

DB Class V200.0
DB Class 220
SBB Am 4/4
DB Class V200.0; DB Class 220; SBB Am 4/4
	Prototype museum engine V 200 002 in 1985
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-hydraulic
Builder	Krauss-Maffei; Maschinenbau Kiel;
Build date	1953; 1956–1958
Total produced	86
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B′B′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter	950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in)
Wheelbase	14,700 mm (48 ft 2+3⁄4 in)
• Bogie	3,200 mm (10 ft 6 in)
Pivot centres	11,500 mm (37 ft 8+3⁄4 in)
Length:;
• Over buffers	Prototypes: 18,470 mm (60 ft 7+1⁄8 in); Production: 18,530 mm (60 ft 9+1⁄2 in);
Height	4,160 mm (13 ft 7+3⁄4 in)
Axle load	c. 20.0 t (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons)
Service weight	c. 80.0 t (78.7 long tons; 88.2 short tons)
Fuel type	Diesel fuel
Fuel capacity	2,700 L (590 imp gal; 710 US gal)
Prime mover	Two Maybach MD 650 or MTU MB 12 V 493 TZ
RPM:
• Maximum RPM	1,500
Engine type	Two V12 four-stroke diesels
Transmission	Hydraulic
Train heating	Steam
Loco brake	direct-release, compressed air brake + aux. brake, K-GPR mZ; later: graduated, compressed air brake + aux. brake, WS-GPP2R mZ
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	140 km/h (87 mph)
Power output:;
• Continuous	2,200 PS (1,620 kW; 2,170 hp)
Tractive effort	177 kN (40,000 lbf)
Numbers
Career
Numbers	V 200 001 – V 200 086; 220 001 – 220 086 from 1968;
Retired	1984

DB Class V 200 (also known as Class 220) was the first series production diesel-hydraulic express locomotive of the German Deutsche Bundesbahn and – as Am 4/4 – of the SBB-CFF-FFS in Switzerland.

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