DR Class V 60

what is it?

The DR Class V 60 was a class of 0-8-0 diesel-hydraulic locomotives of the Deutsche Reichsbahn intended for medium to heavy shunting service. In addition to being used by the DR, the locomotives were also found in service on various works and mine railways. About 25 per cent were exported to Comecon countries, and the so-called Non-Socialist Economic Area (Nichtsozialistisches Wirtschaftsgebiet, NSW).

who runs it

Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)

base stats

• built 2,256made 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 67 years ago, in 1959.
• 📏10.9 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

1959–1982

number built

2,256

kind

Diesel-hydraulic

traction

diesel

origin

🇩🇪 East Germany

builders

LEW Hennigsdorf, Lokomotivbau Karl Marx Babelsberg

operators

Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR)

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

0-8-0

length

10.9 m

Dutch name

Baureihe 344

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