10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Ellok 250 164: Falk2· CC BY 3.0
- 2. DB Cargo 155 043 Gz Leinefelde: Martinsiebert at German Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 2.0 de
- 3. DR 250 003 Flöha: Rainerhaufe· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. LDK 155 013 Freiberger Straße 07 25: Rainerhaufe· CC0
- 5. LDK 155 049 Freiberger Straße 07 25: Rainerhaufe· CC0
- 6. LDK 155 059 Dresden Hauptbahnhof 08 25: Rainerhaufe· CC0
- 7. LDK 155 123 Dresden Haupftbahnhof 07 26: Rainerhaufe· CC0
- 8. LDK 155 191 Freiberger Straße 08 25: Rainerhaufe· CC0
- 9. LDK 155 249 Dresden Hauptbahnhof 08 26: Rainerhaufe· CC0
- 10. 155 026 Dresden Neustadt: Rainerhaufe· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Deutsche Reichsbahn (East Germany) Class 250 (known since 1992 as Deutsche Bahn AG Class 155) is a German electric locomotive used on freight trains. It is nicknamed the "Electric Container" or "Powercontainer" due to its distinctive carbody shape.
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 49 years ago, in 1977.
- 5.4 MW is about 64 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 21 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 19.6 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1977–1984
- in service from
- 1974
- number built
- 273
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 East Germany
- builders
- LEW Hennigsdorf
- operators
- Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR), Deutsche Bahn, Knorr-Bremse, regenerative braking, Sifa, Punktförmige Zugbeeinflussung, Linienzugbeeinflussung, European Train Control System
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 5.4 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 15 kV 16.67 Hz AC overhead
- wheel arrangement
- Co′Co′
- length
- 19.6 m
- weight
- 123 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q559652, Wikipedia: DR Class 250 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.