DRG Class E 19

what is it?

The electric locomotives of the class E 19 (class 119 from 1968) were the fastest electric locomotives of the Deutsche Reichsbahn. In regular service, they were restricted to a maximum speed of 180 km/h, but the locomotives were designed for travel speeds of up to 225 km/h. At the time of their presentation, they were the most powerful single frame locomotives ever built.

who runs it

Deutsche BundesbahnDeutsche Reichsbahn

base stats

• speed 225 km/htop speed
• power 4.1 MWpower output
• weight 111 tin working order
• built 4made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 88 years ago, in 1938.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• ⏱️At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 11 minutes.
• 🚗4.1 MW is about 48 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 18 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏16.9 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• ⌛Served for 40 years (1938–1978).

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built

1938

in service from

1938

retired

1978

status

retired

number built

4

kind

Electric

traction

electric

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

AEG, Siemens, Henschel & Sohn

operators

Deutsche Bundesbahn, Deutsche Reichsbahn

top speed

225 km/h

power

4.1 MW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

15 kV 16, 2, 3 Hz AC Catenary

wheel arrangement

1′Do1′

length

16.9 m

weight

111 t

Dutch name

Baureihe E19

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.