Class 155 Electric Locomotive
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German Railways Photos Class 155 Electric Locomotive |
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This class of 273 heavy freight locomotives, rated at 7240 hp / 5400 kW
were built between 1974 and 1984 as the DDR class 250. Co-Co trucks. 15,000 volts.
125 km/h, 77 mph. They were built by LEW
Hennigsdorf in Berlin which has subsequently been a subsidiary of Daimler-Chrysler
and from 2001 a division of Bombardier. 155 204-1 (centre) is flanked by 140 817-8 & sister 155 079-7 near Leipzig on Tuesday May 6th, 2003. Photographed from ICE1557. |
Michael Taylor
