Vossloh G1206

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name = Vossloh G 1206
powertype = Diesel-hydraulic

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size = 300px
caption =
designer =
builder = Maschinenbau Kiel
Vossloh
builddate = 1997–
totalproduction = 168
uicclass = B'B'
gauge = RailGauge|sg
wheeldiameter = 1,000 mm
length = 17,400 mm
height = 4,220 mm
width = 3,080 mm
weight = 84–90 tonnes
topspeed = 80–100 km/h
enginetype = MTU 16V 396 TC14
MTU 12V 4000 R20
MTU 12V 4000 R41
Caterpillar 3512B DI-TA
fuelc
l
poweroutput = 1,570 kW
1,500 kW
tractiveeffort = 291 kN

The Vossloh G1206 is a Bo'Bo' diesel hydraulic freight locomotive built by Vossloh and used by several mainland European railway operators. The design was created in the mid-1990s by Maschienenbau Kiel (MaK) for German coal supplier RAG Aktiengesellschaft (RAG AG) and is a follow-on to the "G1205" locomotive class built as SNCB Class 77. A cab is provided above one of the bogies, with walkways on both sides along the rest of the locomotive. Rated power is convert|1500|kW|hp|-1 from either a MTU or Caterpillar engines, giving a top speed of convert|100|km/h|mph|-1.

A successor is the Vossloh G1700 with a higher-rated engine.

Operators

ACTS Nederland BV

ACTS Nederland BV have 7 G1206 locomotives numbered 7101-7107 painted in either blue and yellow or green and grey [ [http://www.netherlandsrailways.co.uk/Documents/loco%20operators.pdf] Benelux Railways Society List of operators in the Netherlands] . They refer to these locomotive as the 7100 class.

Angel Trains Cargo

Angel Trains Cargo operate 3 G1206 locomotives in the Netherlands. These are numbered 1509 (red/white), 5001571 (black) and 5001648 (black) [ [http://www.netherlandsrailways.co.uk/Documents/loco%20operators.pdf] Benelux Railways Society List of operators in the Netherlands] .

CFL cargo

Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois (CFL) cargo owns 9 G1206 locomotives which are referred to as the 1500 class. They are numbered 1501-1504, 1507 and 1581-1584. In addition CFL cargo Deutschland owns two locos numbered 1505-1506 [ [http://www.rail.lu/indexuk.html] List of CFL locomotives at rail.lu] . 1501,1503-1507 are painted red, 1502 and 1581-1582 are blue with a white cab and 1583-1584 are black.

E+H

Euro Cargo Rail

Four G1206 locomotives are leased from Angel Trains Cargo by Euro Cargo Rail (ECR), the European division of English, Welsh and Scottish Railway Ltd (EWS). They are maintained at the EWS depot at Dollands Moor and so are allocated TOPS 'Class 21' for registering their transit over railway lines in the United Kingdom [ [http://www.railwayherald.co.uk/issues/RHUK/Issue28.pdf?PHPSESSID=3b3a7a9820f468ef81f4b5ca56549001 TOPS numbers issued for Euro Cargo Rail Vossloh locomotives] Railway Herald 27th January 2006 (Page 5)] , they are the second class of locomotives to use the designation.

HGK

Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln (Cologne Harbour & Freight Traffic) (HGK)

Hoyer

Hoyer

LTE

LTE Logistik und Transport GmbH (LTE) is an Austrian based open access freight operator.

R4C

Rail4Chem (R4C) have three locomotives numbered 1201, 1203 and 1204. R4C have been acquired by Veolia.

RAG AG

RAG operate eleven G1206 locomotives built by MaK in 1997 numbered 801-811 and a further three built by Vossloh in 2004, numbered 821-834. [ [http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/germany/germany_rag.html Locomotives used by RAG] Railfan Europe]

trukton

Strukton operates two G1206 locomotive in the Netherlands, painted in a yellow livery) [ [http://www.struktonrailinfra.com/en-us/RailInfraStructure/Pages/G1206locomotive.aspx Infrastructure information] Strukton website] .

ociété Nationale des Chemins de fer Français

Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)

Veolia

Veolia

WLE

Westfälische Landeseisenbahn (WLE)

References and Sources

References

ee also

*British Rail Class 21 – "the 'original' TOPS Class 21 locomotives"

External links

* [http://www.jarnvag.net/lokguide/G.asp Järnväg.net on Banverket G-series]
* [http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?offset=0&where=search%7C-2%7C-2%7C-2%7C%7C-2%7Cg1206%7C15%7C1%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C-2%7C-2%7C%7C-2%7C-2%7C%7C%7C15%7C-2%7C-2%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C%7C1%7C%7C1%7C Photos of MaK G1206 locomotives on RailPictures.net]
* [http://www.rail.lu/materiel/cfl1500.html Photos of CFL 1500 Class locomotives at rail.lu]
* [http://www.flickr.com/groups/867544@N22/pool/ Photos of G1206 locomotives on Flickr]