Gmeinder DHS 20 B
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Southwest German salt works Kochendorf
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Number: | 14th |
Manufacturer: | Gmeinder |
Year of construction (s): | 1986-1996 |
Axis formula : | B. |
Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
Length over buffers: | 8,240 mm |
Height: | 3800 mm |
Width: | 3000 mm |
Fixed wheelbase: | 3300 mm |
Total wheelbase: | 3300 mm |
Smallest bef. Radius: | 40 m |
Service mass: | 32 t |
Top speed: | 50 km / h |
Installed capacity: | 200 kW |
Starting tractive effort: | 110 kN |
Driving wheel diameter: | 850 mm |
Motor type: | KHD BF8L513 |
Power transmission: | hydrostatic |
Tank capacity: | 1200 l |
The DHS 20 B is a light diesel locomotive from the manufacturer Gmeinder .
technology
For the first time in more than 60 years, a diesel locomotive with hydrostatic drive was built at Gmeinder with a work locomotive that was developed for construction and operation on the Singapore subway (MRT) . The reason for using this selected power transmission with poor efficiency was the requirement to be able to drive at minimum speed for a long time. These machines had an exhaust gas cleaning system for use in the tunnel. In 1986 ten locomotives were delivered to Singapore. A works locomotive with the designation DHS 20 B (DHS = diesel engine with hydrostatic power transmission, 20 = installed power in kW / 10, B = wheel arrangement) was derived from this for the German market.
commitment
There were only four orders for the European market, of which the first machine was delivered to the Swiss sugar factory in Frauenfeld in 1989 . In 1993 another machine was added to DOW Deutschland GmbH & Co. OHG, Rheinmünster-Greffern, as a replacement for their previous plant locomotive. Two deliveries in 1996 to Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG for their plants in Heilbronn and Bad Friedrichshall-Kochendorf ended the orders for this locomotive type. All four machines are still in service.
literature
- Rudolf Mickel: Gmeinder-Lokomotiven , EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2004 ISBN 3-88255-865-2
Web links
- Delivery overview of the Gmeinder DHS 20 B at rangierdiesel.de
- Locomotive types from the Gmeinder company at lokmacher.de
- Technical data for diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotives at werkbahn.de