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DSB Class MY 1201 and 1202
🇩🇰 Denmark ·built by Frichs· from 1957· class of 2 A1A-A1A diesel-electric locomotives
what is it?
DSB MY 1201 and 1202 were two diesel locomotives built by Frichs in Aarhus, Denmark in 1957 and 1960. The locomotives were built by Frichs with a diesel engine produced by Burmeister & Wain, while Thrige-Titan delivered the electric equipment. In 1957 the first locomotive, MY 1201, was delivered.
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 69 years ago, in 1957.
- 1.3 MW is about 15 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 18 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 14 years (1957–1971).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1957
- in service from
- 1957
- retired
- 1971
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Diesel–electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- builders
- Frichs
- operators
- DSB
- top speed
- 133 km/h
- power
- 1.3 MW
- wheel arrangement
- (A1A)′(A1A)′
- weight
- 106 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11773992, Wikipedia: DSB Class MY 1201 and 1202 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.