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DB Class V 80
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maschinenbau Kiel· from 1952· class of 10 German 1090hp diesel-hydraulic locomotives
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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. DB280 002-7 1: MPW57· Public domain
- 2. DB Museum Koblenz-Lützel Sommerfest 2018 (37): Joschi71· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. DB V 80 002: Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. DB-Baureihe V80: Benedictus· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. V 80 002: Manfred Kopka· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The Class V 80 is a type of German diesel-hydraulic locomotive operated by the Deutsche Bundesbahn, that was redesignated as Class 280 from 1968. It was the first, main line, diesel locomotive with a hydraulic transmission.
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 74 years ago, in 1952.
- 809 kW is about 10 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Served for 26 years (1952–1978).
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1952
- in service from
- 1952
- retired
- 1978
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- kind
- Diesel-hydraulic
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Maschinenbau Kiel, KraussMaffei
- operators
- Deutsche Bundesbahn
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 809 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B′B′
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q458988, Wikipedia: DB Class V 80 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.