DRG Class E 93

DRG Class E93
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder AEG, BBC
Build date 1933–37
Total produced 18
Specifications
UIC class Co′Co′
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in)
Length 17,700 mm (58 ft 0.9 in)
Adhesive weight 19.7 t (19.4 long tons; 21.7 short tons)
Loco weight 117.6 t (115.7 long tons; 129.6 short tons)
Electric system(s) 15 kV 16.7 Hz Catenary
Current collection Pantograph
Performance figures
Maximum speed 70 km/h (43 mph)
Power output 2,502 kW (3,355 hp)
Tractive effort Continuous: 198 kN (45,000 lbf),
Starting: 360 kN (81,000 lbf)
Career
Delivered 1933

The DRG Class E93 is an electric heavy freight locomotive built by AEG for Deutsche Reichsbahn in 1933. Its development was triggered by the electrification of the Geislinger Steige, a steep grade of the mainline railroad between Stuttgart and Ulm, which had been electrified in 1933 and required powerful new freight locomotives to overcome it with heavy freight trains.

Production

The 18 ordered units were delivered between 1933 and 1937.

Appearance

The external appearance resembles a Swiss crocodile but the German locomotive differs in that the axles are individually powered.

References


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