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Deutz OMZ 122 R

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Deutz AG· from 1932· German shunting diesel locomotive

🛤️ diesel locomotive diesel preserved
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Deutz OMZ 122 R: MPW57 at German Wikipedia ( Original text: MPW57 )· Public domain
  2. 2. DeutzOMZ122R: Ulli1105· CC BY 3.0
  3. 3. Deutz OMZ 122 R Bahnbetriebswerk Dresden 04 24: Rainerhaufe· CC0
  4. 4. Deutz OMZ 122 R, Technik-Museum Sinsheim: Photographer: Mosbatho· CC BY 4.0
  5. 5. Deutz OMZ122R (23003 A W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. Deutz OMZ122R (23003 E W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. Deutz OMZ122R (23003 J W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
  8. 8. Deutz OMZ122R (25922 A W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. Deutz OMZ122R (25922 C W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. Deutz OMZ122R (25922 D W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
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Deutz OMZ 122 R, photo 1 of 10
1/10 MPW57 at German Wikipedia ( Original text: MPW57 )· Public domain

what is it?

Deutz OMZ 122 R is a German diesel-mechanical shunter locomotive built between 1932 and 1942 by Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG in Cologne, Germany (most likely in the Third Reich). These locomotives were assigned to operate lightweight shunting duties around industrial areas. The first production series of the locomotives designated 10000-27999 were built between 1932 and 1940, and the second production series of the locomotives designated 33000-42999 were built between 1940 and 1942.

base stats

  • speed 13 km/htop speed
  • power 30 kWpower output
  • weight 16 tin working order
  • built 176made 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 94 years ago, in 1932.
  • Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built
1932–1942
status
preserved
number built
176
kind
Diesel-mechanical
traction
diesel
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Deutz AG
top speed
13 km/h
power
30 kW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
B
length
5.4 m
weight
16 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q1206564, Wikipedia: Deutz OMZ 122 R (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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