Class 139 Electric Locomotive
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German Railways Photos Class 139 Electric Locomotive |
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4950 hp / 3700 kW built from 1957. Bo-Bo trucks. 15,000 volts. 110 km/h, 70
mph. Designed for steeply graded lines, they were a development of the
class 140 with revised braking. 139 557-3 was built by Krauss-Maffei (serial number 19071) in January 1965, numbered E40 1557 and was re-numbered 139 557-3 in 1968. 139 557-3 at Salzburg, Austria on Friday, September 21st, 2001. |
Michael Taylor
