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what is it?
The Vossloh G400B is a B diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive. The G400B is technically identical to the G322, except for some details like different final drives. It was renamed as G400B to fit in the new numbering scheme used in the 4th generation programme.
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 23 years ago, in 2003.
- 390 kW is about 5 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 9.4 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 23 years.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 2003–2004
- in service from
- 2003
- status
- in service
- number built
- 19
- kind
- Diesel-hydraulic
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Vossloh
- operators
- NedTrain
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- 390 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- B'
- length
- 9.4 m
- weight
- 40 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1670127, Wikipedia: Vossloh G 400 B (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.