Diesel Locomotive BR 216 DB

Diesel Locomotive BR 216 DB

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Era designation IV

Road no.: 216 105-7

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The model has a coupler pocket but no short coupling cinematicLength over buffer in mmNavigable minimum radius 360 mm21-pole electrical interface, newLocomotive has flywheel driveTriple headlights and two red taillights alternating with the direction of travel
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  • Metal chassis, body and grab rails
  • Finely detailed, three-dimensional bogie
  • New lighting with warm white LED

Year of construction: 1964

Lenght: 16 m

Velocity: 120 km/h

Service weight: 75,5 t

PS: 1900

kW: 1398

After numerous debates, the Deutsche Bundesbahn introduced a new colour scheme to underline its modernity. Whereas there were very innovative ideas among the proposals, underlining the elegance of many railway vehicles, the result was rather modest in the opinion of many experts. „Ocean bluebeige“, as the new creation was called, was the most unpopular colour design among railway enthusiasts and only became a popular subject of photographs towards its foreseeable end. 216 105-7, put into service on 27.01.1967 as the 2000th diesel locomotive after the end of the war was the first locomotive of its class to receive the new livery. It was repainted on the occasion of an inspection on 14.10.1976 in Nuremberg.