DB Class V 200

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DB Class V200.0 DB Class 220 SBB Am 4/4
Prototype museum engine V 200 002 in 1985
Type and origin Power type Diesel-hydraulic Builder Krauss-Maffei Maschinenbau Kiel Build date 1953; 1956–1958 Total produced 86
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC B′B′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Wheel diameter 950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in) Wheelbase 14,700 mm (48 ft 2+3⁄4 in) ​  • Bogie 3,200 mm (10 ft 6 in) Pivot centres 11,500 mm (37 ft 8+3⁄4 in) Length: ​  • Over buffers Prototypes: 18,470 mm (60 ft 7+1⁄8 in) Production: 18,530 mm (60 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Height 4,160 mm (13 ft 7+3⁄4 in) Axle load c. 20.0 t (19.7 long tons; 22.0 short tons) Service weight c. 80.0 t (78.7 long tons; 88.2 short tons) Fuel type Diesel fuel Fuel capacity 2,700 L (590 imp gal; 710 US gal) Prime mover Two Maybach MD 650 or MTU MB 12 V 493 TZ RPM: ​  • Maximum RPM 1,500 Engine type Two V12 four-stroke diesels Transmission Hydraulic Train heating Steam Loco brake direct-release, compressed air brake + aux. brake, K-GPR mZ; later: graduated, compressed air brake + aux. brake, WS-GPP2R mZ
Performance figures Maximum speed 140 km/h (87 mph) Power output: ​  • Continuous 2,200 PS (1,620 kW; 2,170 hp) Tractive effort 177 kN (40,000 lbf)
Career Numbers V 200 001 – V 200 086 220 001 – 220 086 from 1968 Retired 1984

DB Class V 200 (also known as Class 220) was the first series production diesel-hydraulic express locomotive of the German Deutsche Bundesbahn and – as Am 4/4 – of the SBB-CFF-FFS in Switzerland.