DB Class 215

DB Class 215
DB Class 215
DB Class 215 017
Builder Henschel, Krupp, Krauss-Maffei and MaK[1]
Serial number prototypes : 215 001 to 215 010[1]
remainder : 215 011 to 150[1]
Build date 1968
Total produced 150
UIC classification B'B'[1]
Gauge 1435mm[1]
Length 16.4m[1]
Locomotive weight 79t (2/3 of fuel and supply tanks full)[1]
Fuel capacity 2700 l[1]
Lubricant capacity 690 l
Water capacity 2850 l
Sandbox capacity 320 kg
Engine type 215 001-010, 071-093 : 12 V 956 TB 10[1][2]
215 011-070, 094-150 : MB 16 V 652 TB[1][2]
Transmission Voith L820 brs (or MTU K252 SUBB)
Multiple working All of class - with DB Class 211, 212, 213 and other from DB V 160 family[1]
Top speed 215 001 to 215 004 : 130 km/h[1]
215 005 onwards : 140 km/h[1]
Power output 12 cylinder engine variants : 1320 kW
16 cylinder engine variant : 1840 kW

The DB Class 215 is a 4 axle diesel locomotive of the V 160 type. They were built for the German Federal Railways (Deutsche Bundesbahn) for passenger and freight service on secondary and primary routes, and later passed to the Deutsche Bahn AG.

A number of variants were made by rebuilding; some were converted to Class 225 locomotives for freight only work for DB Cargo and the sub-class Class 215.9 were altered for use on the SyltShuttle.

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Background

The locomotives of Class 215 were a longer version of the original DB Class V 160, and consequently were equipped with steam heating apparatus. In the pre 1968 classification scheme they were to be numbered V 163.[citation needed]

The engines were built to the length of the DB Class 218 (400 mm longer than a Class V 160), so that later they could be rebuilt to the same specification of the longer class, which at the time only existed as a prototype; the Deutsche Bundesbahn could not wait for the Class 218 to reach production maturity as it was forging ahead with the replacement of the last steam locomotives.

Design and modifications

The locomotive has a diesel powertrain, using hydraulic transmission, with both bogies driven by cardan shafts, and all wheels powered.

The ten initial prototype machines built from 1968 und 1969 by Krupp were powered by diesel engines of type 12 V 956 TB 10 with a power of 1839 kW.[1]

The machines numbered 215 011 to 215 070 and 215 094 to 215 150 were powered by less powerful (1397 kW) but more reliable 16 cylinder Maybach MTU 16 V 652 TB engines (the same as the engines with which the Class 216 / V 160s were equipped), while the numbers 215 071 to 215 093 had a more powerful engine, but this time again the 12 cylinder 12 V 956 TB used in the prototypes.[1][3]215 091 to 215 093 were later retrofitted with the V-12 engine, having initially had the 16 cylinder engine.

The steam heating also doubled as a pre-heater for the locomotives engine, and other parts. Space was reserved for the installation of an electrical generator later on, the proposed conversion of the machines to the 218 series never came about - the exception was 215 112 which was rebuilt as DB Class 218 399 after an accident.[1]

Numbers 030 to 032 locos were exceptional in that they were fitted from the outset with an electric heater (steam heating was removed) driven from an auxiliary diesel of type 8V 331 TC 10 with an output of 520 kW at 2100rpm. Unlike in the DB Class 217 the auxiliary diesel is not connected to the transmission and cannot be used for additional traction power

DB Class 215.9
Serial number 215-901 to 215-914
Rebuilder Aw Bremen
Rebuild date Late 2003 / Early 2004
Number rebuilt 14

Conversion variant 215.9

In the summer of 2003, DB AutoZug acquired a total of 18 locomotives from DB Regio, 14 units were rebuilt in a fashion analogous to the DBAG Class 225[4] but numbered as Class 215.9.[5] The remaining four locomotives were kept for spare parts.[4]

The steam heating boilers needed fuel and water tanks which for this service were now unnecessary, thus they were replaced with a ballast weight, the engines remained unchanged. A GSM-R system was fitted, as well as automatic brake slack adjusters.

DBAG Class 225

After passenger work for many of the DB Class 215 disappeared, DB Regio transferred 68 locomotives to DB Cargo (later Railion) for freight work, the steam heating boilers being removed a replaced with ballast. The new class was augmented by further DB Class 218 machines, which formed the subclass 225.8.

Operations

Class 215

The class were used on all types of train; the main area of used was on the Eifel rail (Cologne to Trier) in the Lower Rhine and Baden-Wuerttemberg area down to Lake Constance.

One high profile working in the 1980s was the D 216/217 "Austria-Express" ( from Klagenfurt via Graz/Krefeld to Amsterdam) between Krefeld central station (Hauptbahnhof Hbf.) and Arnhem Holland. The units with electric heating modifications (030 to 032) were used for this service.

The last scheduled working of the 215 series was on the DB Regio Hessen trains, which ended in April 2003. Afterwards some were kept on standby for the DB Regio Rheinland Regionalbahn trains.

In June 2003 transfer of the sub-class 215.9 to DB AutoZug GmbH took place, many others having been sent previously to DB Cargo.

Class 215.9

This class were specifically used for the AutoZug (car ferry trains) between Niebüll and Westerland operated by DB AutoZug. The Class 215.9s work around the Sylt island ended in March 2008[6] Afterwards some were transferred for work around Chemnitz.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p BR 215 dbtrains.com
  2. ^ a b Die V160-familie: Konstruktion deutsche-lokomotiven.de
  3. ^ Die V160 familie : Technische Daten deutsche-lokomotiven.de
  4. ^ a b Baureihe 225 für SyltShuttle Class 225 for SyltShuttle eisenbahnkurier.de
  5. ^ DB-Baureihe 2159 DB Class 2159 eisenbahn-kurier.de
  6. ^ Statistik- Übersicht BR 215 901 bis 215 914 Statistics overview for Class 215.9 v160.de

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