Henschel DH 500 approx

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Henschel DH 500 approx
Henschel DE 500 Ca as Vereinigte Schmiedewerke 52
Henschel DE 500 Ca as Vereinigte Schmiedewerke 52
Number: 89
Manufacturer: Henschel
Year of construction (s): 1959-1971
Axis formula : C.
Gauge : 1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Length over buffers: 8900 mm
Height: 4240 mm
Width: 3040 mm
Fixed wheelbase: 3000 mm
Smallest bef. Radius: 50 m
Empty mass: 54 t
Top speed: 30 km / h / 60 km / h
Installed capacity: 365 kW
Driving wheel diameter: 1250 mm
Motor type: Mercedes-Benz MB 836 port
Rated speed: 1500 rpm
Power transmission: hydraulic
Tank capacity: 1100 l

The Henschel DH 500 Ca locomotive is a three-axle diesel-hydraulic locomotive that was built by the Henschel works . It was intended for use in the shunting service. The wheel arrangement of the Henschel DH 500 Ca is C. The locomotive belongs to the so-called third generation of Henschel locomotives. The locomotives of this series were driven by a coupling rod.

89 of the Henschel DH 500 Ca were built between 1959 and 1971. A large part went to companies in the German coal and steel industry. Eight locomotives were delivered to Spain, seven to Switzerland and four to Norway. The Sudan Railway Corporation ordered a total of 21 locomotives and nine went to the Ghana Railway Corporation .

The locomotive 52 of the United Schmiedewerke GmbH, Hattingen plant on the Henrichshütte site has been preserved as a museum . It was originally delivered to Ruhrstahl AG as Lok 34 (1962). The former factory locomotive No. 5 of the Bochum Opel factory has also been preserved in the Bochum Railway Museum. Three other locomotives are available on Rjukanbanen , a portion of a former transport connection in Southern Norway (Rj.B. 19, 20 and 22), two of which are operable and are used for museum trains.

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