Class V 100.20 / Classes 212 and 213
| DB Class V 100.20 DB Classes 212 and 213 |
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|---|---|
| Number(s): | V 100 2001 - 2381 212 001 - 331 212 342 - 381 213 332 - 341 |
| Quantity: | 381 |
| Manufacturer: | MaK |
| Entered service: | 1962 - 1965 |
| Axle arrangement: | B'B' |
| Length over buffers: | 12.100m 12.300m (212 022) |
| Service weight: | 63,0 t |
| Axle load: | 15,8 t |
| Top speed: | 100 km/h |
| Power output (continuous): | 993 kW |
| Starting tractive effort: | 177 kN |
| Power index: | 15,8 kW/t |
| Motor type: | 12-cylinder motor |
| Train protection: | Sifa/Indusi |
The DB Class V 100.20 (later Class 212) is a more powerful variant of the V 100. It was based on the prototype V 100 006, which from 1960 was renumbered to V 100 2001. It went into series production in 1962 and, unlike the V 100.10 which was employed on branch line service, it was also intended for main line duties and ramps. Up to 1966 a total of 381 examples entered service. The Class 212 is 12.1 metres long (from no. 022: 12.3 m) and weighs 63 tonnes. Its top speed is 100 km/h and its engine generates 993 kW (1,350 PS).
Ten locomotives from the last batch of 150 engines were additionally equipped with stronger brakes and modified drives and were employed on ramps. These locomotives, originally numbered V 100 2332 to 2341 were reclassified in 1968 as DB Class 213. They replaced the steam locomotives of Class 82 and 94 on the Murg Valley Railway and in the Westerwald. In the Murg Valley they were replaced in their turn in 1972 by the DB Class 218.
The last Class 212 was withdrawn from normal service in 2004, some have been preserved or found use with private firms.
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