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#3289· Baureihe 260

DB Class V 60

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maschinenbau Kiel· from 1956· class of German diesel-hydraulic locomotives

🛤️ diesel locomotive diesel
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. V 60 114 a: s. o.· Public domain
  2. 2. DB Museum Koblenz Sommerfest 2013 073 (9309005473): Klaus Nahr from Germany· CC BY-SA 2.0
  3. 3. V 60 150 (14.09.1985): Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. 4. V 60 150: Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. 5. Baureihe 345 in Reckendorf: Onetwoyou· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. Bochum-Ehrenfeld DB V60-verblijfswagen en trafowagon (26420246221) (cropped): Rob Dammers· CC BY 2.0
  7. 7. Bochum-Ehrenfeld DB V60-verblijfswagen en trafowagon (26420246221): Rob Dammers· CC BY 2.0
  8. 8. DB 260 797-6 (V 60), Lauda, Jan. 1980 (1): W-R-Hesse-Fotos· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. DB 260 797-6 (V 60), Lauda, Jan. 1980 (2): W-R-Hesse-Fotos· CC BY-SA 4.0
  10. 10. DB Baureihe 260: Frank Nowotny· CC BY-SA 4.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
DB Class V 60, photo 1 of 10
1/10 s. o.· Public domain

what is it?

The DB Class V 60 is a German diesel locomotive operated by the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) and later, the Deutsche Bahn AG (DB AG), which is used particularly for shunting duties, but also for hauling light goods trains. Seventeen locomotives were bought used by the Norwegian State Railways and designated NSB Di 5. Also the Yugoslav Railways bought used units, and designated them JŽ 734; they were subsequently designated Series 2133 by the Croatian Railways.

who runs it

Deutsche BahnDeutsche Bundesbahn

base stats

  • speed 60 km/htop speed
  • built 942made 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 70 years ago, in 1956.
  • 10.5 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
1956–1964
in service from
1956
number built
942
kind
Diesel-hydraulic
traction
diesel
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Maschinenbau Kiel, Friedrich Krupp AG, Henschel & Sohn, KraussMaffei, Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik, Maschinenfabrik Esslingen, Deutz AG, Gmeinder
operators
Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bundesbahn
top speed
60 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
C
length
10.5 m
Dutch name
Baureihe 260

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

Sources: Wikidata Q820722, Wikipedia: DB Class V 60 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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