#5280· Vossloh G 1700-2 BB
Vossloh G1700 BB
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Vossloh· from 2002· locomotive class
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. WeserBahn 1002 1: MPW57 at German Wikipedia ( Original text: MPW57 )· Public domain
- 2. Am843 502-6: Titane8226 This photo was taken with Canon EOS 300D· CC BY 3.0
- 3. SBB-CFF-FFS Am 843: Lord Koxinga· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. BLS Am 843: Kabelleger / David Gubler ( http://www.bahnbilder.ch )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. G1700-01 und Vectron: Andreas Meier· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. 20241024 KSW 1277807: Alex Noble· CC0
- 7. 277 031-1 Köln-Süd 2016-03-17-01: Rolf Heinrich, Köln· CC BY 3.0
- 8. 277 031-1 Köln-Süd 2016-03-17-02: Rolf Heinrich, Köln· CC BY 3.0
- 9. 277 404-0 Köln-Kalk Nord 2015-12-30-01: Rolf Heinrich, Köln· CC BY 3.0
- 10. 277 404-0 Köln-Kalk Nord 2015-12-30-02: Rolf Heinrich, Köln· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
The Vossloh G1700 BB is a four axle B′B′ medium power diesel-hydraulic locomotive manufactured by Vossloh Locomotives GmbH. in Kiel. The locomotive type is operated by private rail operators in Germany and Austria. In addition, a large order from the Swiss Federal Railway resulted in a variation of the locomotive, designated Am843, now also operated by other rail companies in Switzerland; this variant represents the majority of the locomotives of this type produced.
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 24 years ago, in 2002.
- 1.7 MW is about 20 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 14.7 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 2002–2011
- number built
- 120
- kind
- Diesel
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- Vossloh
- top speed
- 100 km/h
- power
- 1.7 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- BB
- length
- 14.7 m
- Dutch name
- Vossloh G 1700-2 BB
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q337882, Wikipedia: Vossloh G1700 BB (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.