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- 1. DSB MH 346: Leif Jørgensen· CC BY-SA 2.5
what is it?
The class MH was a class of diesel-hydraulic locomotives of the Danish State Railways (DSB), built by Danish manufacturer Frichs. A total of 120 units, numbered 301–420, were delivered between 1960 and 1965. They were primarily used for shunting and light freight traffic.
who runs it
base stats
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 66 years ago, in 1960.
- 328 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 9.4 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1960–1965
- number built
- 120
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- builders
- Frichs
- operators
- DSB
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 328 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- C
- length
- 9.4 m
- weight
- 40.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1607542, Wikipedia: DSB Class MH (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.