- DRG Class E 16
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Bavarian ES 1
DRG Class E 16
DB Class 116
Number(s): DRG E 16 01–21
DB 116 001–021Quantity: 21 Manufacturer: Krauss, BBC Year(s) of manufacture: 1926–1927
1932–1933Retired: 1980 Axle arrangement: 1'Do'1' Gauge: 1,435 mm Length over buffers: 16,300 mm Service weight: 110,0 t Axle load: 20,1 t Top speed: 120 km/h Power output (one hour): E 16 01-10: 2340 kW
E 16 11-17: 2580 kW
E 16 18-21: 2944 kWPower output (continuous): E 16 01-10: 2020 kW
E 16 11-17: 2400 kW
E 16 18-21: 2655 kWStarting tractive effort: E 16 01-10: 14500 kp
E 16 11-21: 20000 kpPower index: E 16 01-10: 21.15 kW/t
E 16 11-17: 23.3 kW/t
E 16 18-21: 26.6 kW/tElectric system: 15 kV 16 2/3 Hz AC Collection method: Catenary No. of traction motors: 4 Drive: Buchli drive Running step switch: Hand-operated lever-type starter (Flachbahnwähler) with twin contacts, transition resistors and 8 power shift gears (Lastschaltern) The DRG Class E 16 were German electric locomotives in service with the Bavarian Group Administration of the Deutsche Reichsbahn were conceived as motive power for express trains. They were initially designated as the Bavarian Class ES 1, before being incorporated into the DRG numbering plan as E 16.
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History
The first series (E16 01-10) was delivered in 1926, the second (E16 11-17) in 1927. The third, re-worked series (E16 18-21) was transferred to the Deutsche Reichsbahn in 1932 and 1933.
Numbers E 16 11 and E 16 13 were lost in the Second World War, E 16 12 was retired in 1967 after an accident. With the introduction of the DB classification system on 1 January 1968, the remaining 18 Class E 16 engines were regrouped into Class 116. Between 1973 and 1980 the engines were gradually withdrawn from service. On 31 January 1980, the last Class 116 locomotive, number 116 009, was finally retired.
Design
One technical feature is the Buchli drive, in which the motors drive the driving wheels on one side only via outside gears; the other side is not driven. As a result an E 16 has an asymmetric appearance. On one side you can see the Buchli drive, one the other just the bare spoked wheels. The E 16 is the only German locomotive class with Buchli drives.
The Brown, Boveri Cie (BBC) was responsible for the designs.
Preserved Locomotives
The following E 16 locomotives have been preserved:
- E 16 03 DB Museum Koblenz-Lützel
- E 16 07 Freilassing Locomotive World in Freilassing
- E 16 08 Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum
- E 16 09 Augsburg Railway Park
Literature
- Horst J. Obermayer: Taschenbuch Deutsche Elektrolokomotiven. 7. Auflage, Franckh 'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1986; ISBN 3-440-03754-1
See also
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany
- There is a relevant model picture of the E 16
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