In the 1980s, the DR purchased two-system electric locomotives to simplify the ever-growing traffic and operations in cross-border traffic between the GDR and Czechoslovakia. Due to the lack of experience in the field of two-system technology (DDR: AC voltage 15 kV/16â Hz, CSSR: DC voltage 3 kV) and the full capacity utilization at the electric locomotive manufacturer LEW in Hennigsdorf, the machines were built on the basis of the CSD series ES 499.1 and 499.2. However, the Skoda locomotive factory had not yet built a machine for the 15 kV/16â Hz AC system, so the parts of the AC part were supplied from the GDR. The need for the CSD resulted in a double order for Skoda with 15 BR 372 locomotives and 20 BR 230 locomotives for the DR. As part of the merger of both German state railways, the German locomotives were given the new series designation 180 from 1991 onwards.This text is machine translated.
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As a highlight in goods traffic, the locomotives of the series 151 covered the heaviest ore trains in Western Europe between the North Sea ports and the steelworks Peine-Salzgitter as well as in Saarland from 1976. The trains reached loads of up to 5,700...
As a highlight in goods traffic, the locomotives of the series 151 covered the heaviest ore trains in Western Europe between the North Sea ports and the steelworks Peine-Salzgitter as well as in Saarland from 1976. The trains reached loads of up to 5,700...
Age category: 15 years and over; Connector: NEM pocket with close coupling shifting link; Ditch lights: Two ditch lights, directional; Era: yo; LoB/LoC: 248 mm; Power supply system: Analog DC interface; Size: H0; Type (model railway): Steam locomotive