Krauss-Maffei ML 2200 C'C '
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The diesel-hydraulic locomotive ML 2200 C'C' was a 6 axle variant of the DB Class V 200 series of locomotives, which were built for Yugoslav State Railways (JDŽ) by manufacturer Krauss-Maffei.
The JDŽ bought three units, which it initially named D 66, later these were named JŽ series 761
A fourth engine was rebuilt as ML 3000 C'C', which was eventually purchased by the Deutsche Bundesbahn and numbered V 300 001 (after 1968 as 230 001).
Background, design and production
In 1955 the German Federal Railways (Deutsche Bundesbahn), together with the company Krauss-Maffei took the DB Class V 200 locomotive V 200 005 on a trial or demonstration journey to Turkey, Greece and Yugoslavia.
The result of this was that the interest of the JDŽ in the V 200 was awakened, and in 1956 ordered three locomotives; however, on Yugoslav railway lines the axleload limit is 16 t[1]; as a result, Krauss-Maffei created the ML 2200 C'C' as the a six axle version of the V 200 with correspondingly lower axle force[2], this was the version that the JDŽ procurred. Additionally a more efficient cooling system than in the V 200 was installed[3] The maximum speed was 120 km/h.
The factory numbers of the three locomotives were 18368 to 18370. All the machines were painted blue and white. JZ D 66-001 was exhibeted at the Hanover Fair in the spring of 1957 and transfered to Yugoslavia in May, being delivered to Belgrade on 27 May 1957, on the occasion of the president's 65th birthday.
The main frame was welded, the basic construction and design was like that of the DB Class V 200: In the engine room the engines (Maybach MD650 engines of 1350hp each) were located one over each bogie, each bogie being driven by a separate hydraulic tranmission (Mekhydro K104 transmissions) from a separate engine. The cooling system was locoated between the diesel engines. Compared to a V 200 the length increased by 1.77m from 18.5m to 20.27m.
The weight was 96tonnes, giving an axle load of 16tonnes. Maximum speed was lower than the V 200 at 120kmh.
Operations
After a short introductory period the locomotives were chartered for the "Blue Train" the government chartered train the president Josip Broz Tito used. When not used on presidential train duties, the locomotives also hauled express trains. The locomotives were named: D66-001 was "Dinara", D66-002 "Kozara", and D66-003 "Sutjeska".[4] The names were written in silver letters on the side walls of engines. In the 1980s the presidental locomotives were replaced by four EMD JT22CW-2.
After Tito's death in 1980 the locomotives were moved from Belgrade to the depot at Subotica were they worked as ordinary locomotives, finally being stopped in 1991.
In 1998 the locomotives were in a dilapidated condition, and by 2007 were located in Topčider (a suburb of Belgrade), where they are part of a railway museum there: the former Yugoslavian government of Yugoslavia built a special building in Topčider for them.[5] [6]
The fourth ML 2200 C'C'
Further orders did not come from Yugoslavia as it lacked the financial means to do so. Nevertheless, Krauss-Maffei built of it's own accord a ML 2200 C'C' in 1957, ready for purchase, painted in blue and cream. On the front was the Krauss-Maffei logo and on the side walls "KRAUSS-MAFFEI A.G". Its serial number was 18 416. This machine was from September to October 1957 tested on the Semmering Railway in Austria.
Thus, for operations on the Bundesbahn performance measurements were available; the are locomotive pulled scheduled passenger trains and freight trains up to 612 tonnes transported. The findings from these trips led to the development of the Krauss-Maffei ML 4000 C'C'
ML 3000 C'C'
In tests on the Black forest railway in October 1957 it was found that the maximum speed of the locomotives was not sufficient; this prompted Krauss-Maffei to set about the rebuilding of the locomotive. The rebuilding took place from October 1957 to May 1958, afterwards the locomotive received the designation ML 3000 C'C'. Specifically more powerful engines were installed of the type MD 12 V 538 TB 10 producing 1500hp each. Because of the increase power output, a new transmission was also required, this was the Maybach Mekydro K184U transmission.
It was painted in cream and red with a white band on the vehicle frame. After completion in July 1958 the vehicle was used on the Black forest railway and later on the Mittenwaldbahn (Mittenwald railway), and on the Allgäubahn (the Munich to Allgäu and Lindau lines, as well as the Austrian Semmeringbahn.
In September 1960 the locomotive travelled in Hungary, at this time the machine was named M 61 2001.
DB Class V 300 001
In January 1963 the fourth engine was hired by the Deutsche Bundesbahn, who named it V 300 001, but was initially otherwise unchanged. The DB purchased the locomotive on 17 April 1964. At this point it received the same red-gray livery color as the V 200s carried as well as the characteristic 'V' on the nose.
Initially it was used in express and freight service, and based at the engine shed at Hamm. From 1968 onwards, with the change in the numbering system of the DB the locomotive was reclassified as 230 001
In August 1970 it was based a the engine shed at Hamburg-Altona, working on daily express trains on the Marschbahn in Westerland in Schleswig-Holstein
Decommisioning came in August 1975, and in 1977 was sold to the Italian locomotive dealer Bulfone in Udine[7] Althought the pulling power was good, the length of the machine restricted it from some branch lines, thus after about a year stay was the machine was brought back to Germany in late 1978 as the Italian sale was cancelled.
In 1980, the locomotive was scrapped at the company of Layritz in Penzberg.
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References and sources
- ^ EJ-Special 5/93 S. 77 - 80 Die V 300 der Deutschen Bundesbahn
- ^ There were two bogies each of three axles, making the axle load ~ 2/3rd of the V 200
- ^ Jugoslavia has a warmer climate than Germany
- ^ EJ Sonderausgabe 1/2005 V 200 ISBN 3-89610-136-6 S. 76
- ^ [1] englische Webseite über den "Blauen Zug" der Serbischen Eisenbahngesellschaft
- ^ [2] Bild einer ML 2200 in Topčider aus dem Jahr 2007
- ^ Frank Glaubiz, Michael Ulbricht‚ Deutsche Lokomotiven in Italien, Arbeitsgemeinsch. Drehscheibe 2003, ISBN 3-929082-23-3.
Web
- DEUTSCHE BUNDESBAHN’S DIESEL-HYDRAULIC LOCOMOTIVE V300 001 (230 001-0) Detailed information. by Doug Tompkins. westernloco.com
Literature
Books
- Matthias Maier, Frank Heilmann, Rüdiger Block (May 1997), Diesellokomotiven deutscher Eisenbahnen: Technische Entwicklungen. Die Baureihen, Alba Publikation, ISBN 3-87094-155-3
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Journals / Magazines
- Konrad Koschinski (2005), EJ Sonderausgabe 1/2005: V 200, Fürstenfeldbruck: Verlagsgruppe Bahn, ISBN 3-89610-136-6
- Horst J. Obermayer (1993), EJ special 5/93 Die Baureihe V 200, Fürstenfeldbruck: Merker Verlag, ISBN 3-922404-46-4
External links
- Images of JŽ 761 in Topčider railfaneurope.net
- 761 Diesel-hydraulic locomotive Brief description of Yugoslav units. railfanerope.net