DR Class V 60

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-8-0DH
• UIC	D dh
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in); 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) (Class 347);
Wheel diameter	1,100 mm (3 ft 7+1⁄4 in)
Minimum curve	80 m (260 ft)
Wheelbase	5,600 mm (18 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Length:;
• Over buffers	10,880 mm (35 ft 8+3⁄8 in)
Height	4,630 or 4,225 mm (15 ft 2+1⁄4 in or 13 ft 10+3⁄8 in)
Axle load	V 6010: 13.75 t (30,300 lb); V 6012: 15.0 t (33,100 lb);
Empty weight	V 6010: 55.0 t (121,300 lb); V 6012: 60.0 t (132,300 lb);
Prime mover	12 KVD 18/21
RPM:
• Maximum RPM	1,500 rpm maximum; 1,100 rpm maximum (Class 344);
Engine type	12-cylinder four-stroke diesel
Safety systems	Sifa

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-hydraulic
Builder	V 6010: LKM Babelsberg; V 6012: LEW Hennigsdorf;
Build date	Prototype: 1959; V 6010: 1962–1964; V 6012: 1964–1982;
Total produced	2256 (with industrials)

DR Class V 60
DR Classes 104, 105, 106
DBAG Classes 344, 345, 346, 347
DR Class V 60; DR Classes 104, 105, 106; DBAG Classes 344, 345, 346, 347
	106 756-0 at Putbus (Rügen) in August 2022
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-hydraulic
Builder	V 6010: LKM Babelsberg; V 6012: LEW Hennigsdorf;
Build date	Prototype: 1959; V 6010: 1962–1964; V 6012: 1964–1982;
Total produced	2256 (with industrials)
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-8-0DH
• UIC	D dh
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in); 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) (Class 347);
Wheel diameter	1,100 mm (3 ft 7+1⁄4 in)
Minimum curve	80 m (260 ft)
Wheelbase	5,600 mm (18 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Length:;
• Over buffers	10,880 mm (35 ft 8+3⁄8 in)
Height	4,630 or 4,225 mm (15 ft 2+1⁄4 in or 13 ft 10+3⁄8 in)
Axle load	V 6010: 13.75 t (30,300 lb); V 6012: 15.0 t (33,100 lb);
Empty weight	V 6010: 55.0 t (121,300 lb); V 6012: 60.0 t (132,300 lb);
Prime mover	12 KVD 18/21
RPM:
• Maximum RPM	1,500 rpm maximum; 1,100 rpm maximum (Class 344);
Engine type	12-cylinder four-stroke diesel
Safety systems	Sifa
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	Shunting gear: 30 km/h (19 mph); Line-speed (V 6010): 55 km/h (34 mph); Line-speed (V 6012): 60 km/h (37 mph);
Power output	650 PS (478 kW; 641 hp); 496 PS (365 kW; 489 hp) (Class 344);
Numbers
Career
Numbers	V 6010: V 60 1001–1170; V 6012: V 60 1201–1610; 106 001–170; 106 181–185 (ex-industrials); 106 201–999; 105 001–165; 105 965..991 (ex-industrials);
Retired	1992 onwards

The DR Class V 60 was a class of 0-8-0 diesel-hydraulic locomotives of the Deutsche Reichsbahn intended for medium to heavy shunting service.

In addition to being used by the DR, the locomotives were also found in service on various works and mine railways. About 25 per cent were exported to Comecon countries, and the so-called Non-Socialist Economic Area (Nichtsozialistisches Wirtschaftsgebiet, NSW). For example, the Egyptian State Railways, the Bulgarian State Railways (BDŽ) and Algerian National Railways (SNTF) all received this type of locomotives.

Prototypes

Based on the requirements, LKM Babelsberg built a four-axle prototype locomotive with an asymmetrically arranged driver's cab and drive via a jackshaft and coupling rods. A turbocharged eight-cylinder 8 KVD 21 A engine from VEB Motorenwerk Johannisthal was used.^[1] The testing of the prototype V 60 1001 began on 5 February 1959. In September 1959, the second prototype V 60 1002 followed.

Original V 60 D from Babelsberg without the overhanging roof.
Refurbished V 60.10 in the original paintwork in the Chemnitz Hilbersdorf Railway Museum
346 530 (V 60.12) in Stendal Hauptbahnhof
Driver's cab of 106 362 as Raban 14
345 375-0 (Mitteldeutsche Eisenbahn 75)^[2] in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin

With 2,256 units, the design in one of the most frequently built European standard gauge locomotives. 188 locomotives were built by LKM in Babelsberg, the remainder by LEW in Hennigsdorf.^[3]

Class 347

In 1986, the last major transport project in East Germany was the new Mukran Ferry Port in Sassnitz. The port was primarily used to provide a trouble-free connection between East Germany and the former Soviet Union. In 1989, five train ferries ran in regular service between Mukran and Klaipėda in Lithuania. Since the Soviet railways have a wider gauge of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in), the ferries and 340 ha (840 acres) port facilities were built with 48 km (30 miles) of standard gauge and 24 km (15 miles) of broad gauge tracks.^[4]

Livery

In the first series, the original paintwork was red with white stripes; later, the DR painted all shunting locomotives yellow. When this the paint got a bit older and dirtier, the then golden-brown paint was reminiscent of a grilled chicken. There, locomotives in this colour were given the nickname Goldbroiler.^[5]

References

^ Kampelmann, Klaus; Strüber, Oliver (2020). "Zögerlicher Start und langsamer Fortgang". eisenbahn-magazin (in German). No. 4. p. 45..
^ MEG Lokbestand
^ Schienenfahrzeuge aus Hennigsdorf bei Berlin (in German). Berlin: Verlag Neddermeyer. 2006. ISBN 978-3-933254-72-6.
^ Sievers, Harm (2009). "Auf der Breitspur nach Osten. Positive Perspektiven für den Fährhafen Sassnitz/Mukran". Güterbahnen (in German). No. 1. Düsseldorf: Alba Fachverlag. pp. 32–35. ISSN 1610-5273.
^ Weber, Lothar (2014). Der Goldbroiler – Die Baureihe V 60 der DR (in German). Stuttgart: Verlag transpress. ISBN 978-3-613-71490-8.

Glatte, Wolfgang (2002). "Einfach unverwüstlich. Die Baureihe V 60.10/12". LOK MAGAZIN (in German). Vol. 41, no. 254. Munich: GeraNova Zeitschriftenverlag GmbH. pp. 36–49. ISSN 0458-1822.
Lüdecke, Michael (2003). "Baureihe V 60.10. Im Führerstand". LOK MAGAZIN (in German). Vol. 42, no. 258. Munich: GeraNova Zeitschriftenverlag GmbH. pp. 52–55. ISSN 0458-1822.
Weber, Lothar (2014). Der Goldbroiler – Die Baureihe V 60 der DR (in German). Stuttgart: Verlag transpress. ISBN 978-3-613-71490-8.

External links

[1] Kampelmann, Klaus; Strüber, Oliver (2020). "Zögerlicher Start und langsamer Fortgang". eisenbahn-magazin (in German). No. 4. p. 45..

[2] MEG Lokbestand

[3] Schienenfahrzeuge aus Hennigsdorf bei Berlin (in German). Berlin: Verlag Neddermeyer. 2006. ISBN 978-3-933254-72-6.

[GB_20090133-4] Sievers, Harm (2009). "Auf der Breitspur nach Osten. Positive Perspektiven für den Fährhafen Sassnitz/Mukran". Güterbahnen (in German). No. 1. Düsseldorf: Alba Fachverlag. pp. 32–35. ISSN 1610-5273.

[5] Weber, Lothar (2014). Der Goldbroiler – Die Baureihe V 60 der DR (in German). Stuttgart: Verlag transpress. ISBN 978-3-613-71490-8.

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v t e Classes of German diesel locomotives
Deutsche Bundesbahn (pre-1968) see also DB locomotives	Köf III V 20 V 29 V 36 V 45 V 50 V 51 V 52 V 60 V 65 V 80 V 88 V 90 V 100 V 160 V 162 V 169 V 188 V 200 V 300 V 320
Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) (pre-1970) see also DR locomotives	Kö Köf I Kö II HF 130 C V 15 V 30 C V 36 K V 36 V 60 V 75 V 100 V 180 V 200
Deutsche Bundesbahn (1968–1994) see also DB locomotives	201 202 210 211–214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 230 232 236 240 245 V50 251 252 259 260, 261 265 270 279 280 V88 288 290, 291 299 331, 332, 333, 335
Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) (1970–1994) see also DR locomotives	100.0 100.1–9 101 102.0 102.1 103 105 106 107 108–115 118 119 120 130, 131 132 142 199.0 Kö 199.0–1 199.3 199.8 V 36 K
Deutsche Bahn AG (post-1994) see also DBAG locomotives	201–204 210.4 211–214 215 216 217 218 219 220 223 225 226 228 229 232–234 240 241 242 245 and 246 247 (EMD 66) 247 (Vectron) 250 253 259 260 and 261 264 266 275 285 290, 291, 294–296 298 333, 335 344–347 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 760