List of locomotive and multiple unit series of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (1945–1993)

The locomotive and multiple unit series of the Deutsche Reichsbahn in the GDR are arranged according to the series scheme from July 1, 1970. The series were redrawn on January 1, 1992 in preparation for the merger of the railways according to the DB series scheme of January 1, 1968.

From 1945 the Deutsche Reichsbahn continued the existing series scheme for its vehicles . The additions and changes made can be found under the series scheme of the Deutsche Reichsbahn (1945–1993) .

Especially in the area of locomotives taken over from private railways, this list does not represent a complete picture of all series.

Steam locomotives

In the DR numbering plan, the following assignments to sub-series were also common:

xx .5 xxx and xx .6 xxx locomotives that came from nationalized private railways.

From 1970 the following sub-series were introduced for all steam locomotives , whereby the serial number was basically four digits:

xx .0 oil- fired locomotives

xx .1–8 grate- fired locomotives

xx .9 locomotives with pulverized coal combustion

model series		Original design	Wheel alignment	Operating category	annotation	image
until 1970	from 1970	Original design	Wheel alignment	Operating category	annotation	image
Express locomotives with tender
01.0-2	01.20-22	Standard locomotive	2'C1 '	S 36.20
01.5	01.05, 01.15	Rekolok	2'C1 '	S 36.20
03.0-2	03.20-22	Standard locomotive	2'C1 '	S 36.18
03.0-2	03.20-22	Rekolok	2'C1 '	S 36.18
03.10		Standard locomotive	2'C1 '	S 36.18
03.10	03.00, 03.10	Rekolok	2'C1 '	S 36.18
07 1001		Conversion from SNCF 231 E	2'C1 '	S 36.18	Unique piece
08 1001		Conversion from SNCF 241 A	2'D1 '	S 47.19	Unique piece
17.10-12		Prussian S 10.1	2'C	S 35.17
18.0		Saxon XVIII H	2'C1 '	S 36.17
18 201	02 0201	New locomotive	2'C1 '	S 36.20	Unique piece
18 314	02 0314	Rekolok	2'C1 '	S 36.19	Unique piece
19.0		Saxon XX HV	1'D1 '	S 46.17
19.0	04.00	Rekolok	1'D1 '	S 46.18
Passenger train locomotives with tender
22nd	39.10	Rekolok	1'D1 '	P 46.18
23		Standard locomotive	1'C1 '	P 35.18
23	35.20	Rekolok	1'C1 '	P 35.18
23.10	35.10	New locomotive	1'C1 '	P 35.18
24	37.10	Standard locomotive	1'C	P 34.15
25 001		New locomotive	1'D	P 45.17	Single item, conversion to 25 1002
25.10		New locomotive	1'D	P 45.18
36.0-4		Prussian P 4.2	2 B	P 24.15
38.2	38.52-53	Saxon XII H2	2'C	P 35.15
38.10-40	38.11-40	Prussian P 8	2'C	P 35.17
39		Prussian P 10	1'D1 '	P 46.19	Rekolok run as BR 22
Freight train locomotives with a tender
41	41.10-13	Standard locomotive	1'D1 '	G 46.18, G 46.20
41	41.10-13	Rekolok	1'D1 '	G 46.18
42		War locomotive	1'E	G 56.17
43		Standard locomotive	1'E	G 56.20
44	44.00-09 44.10-29 44.91-99	Standard locomotive	1'E	G 56.20	Oil firing coal dust firing
H 45		Conversion from a standard locomotive 45	1'E1 '	G 57.20 or G 57.18	Single item, parts donor for the construction of 18 201
50	50.10-31	Standard locomotive	1'E	G 56.15
50.35-37	50.35-37	Rekolok	1'E	G 56.15
50.40	50.40	New locomotive	1'E	G 56.15
50.50	50.00	Rekolok with oil firing	1'E	G 56.15
52	52.10-77	War engine	1'E	G 56.15
52.80	52.80	Rekolok	1'E	G 56.15
52	52.91-99	DR conversion locomotive	1'E	G 56.15	Pulverized coal firing
54.15-17		Bavarian G 3/4 H	1'C	G 34.16
55.0-6		Prussian G 7.1	D.	G 44.13
55.7-8		Prussian G 7.2	D.	G 44.13
55.16-22		Prussian G 8	D.	G 44.14
55.25-56		Prussian G 8.1	D.	G 44.17
55.72		Prussian G 8.1	D.	G 44.17
55.81		Prussian G 8.1	D.	G 44.17
56.1		Prussian G 8.3	1'D	G 45.17
56.2-8		Prussian G 8.1 with barrel axle Mecklenburg G 8.1 with barrel axle	1'D	G 45.17
56.20-29	56.20-29	Prussian G 8.2 Oldenburg G 8.2	1'D	G 45.17
57.10-35	57.13-32	Prussian G 10	E.	G 55.15
58.2-5, 10-21	58.11-13 58.14 - 58.10-21	Badische G 12 Saxon XIII H (built in 1919) Württemberg G 12 Prussian G 12	1'E	G 56.17
58.30	58.30	Rekolok Prussian G 12	1'E	G 56.17
Passenger train tank locomotives
60		ex Lübeck-Büchener Railway	1'B1 '	St 24.18, St 24.19
61 002		Standard locomotive	2'C3 'h3	St 38.18	Single item, three cylinders, 61 002 converted to 18 201
62	62.10	Standard locomotive	2'C2 '	Pt 37.20
64	64.10-15	Standard locomotive	1'C1 '	Pt 35.15
65.10	65.10	New locomotive	1'D2 '	Pt 47.18
69.61		Osthavelländische Kreisbahn (pr.T4.2)			69 6101 single item
70.1		Badische I g	1B	Pt 23.15	70 125 unique piece
70.61-64		various private railways	1B	Pt 23.11, Pt 23.13, Pt 23.14
71.3		Saxon IV T	1'B1 '	Pt 24.16
72.0-3		Prussian T 5.2	2 B	Pt 24.17	Single item 72 001, ex ELE
74.0-3		Prussian T 11	1'C	Pt 34.16
74.4-13		Prussian T 12	1'C	Pt 34.18
74.66-67		various private railways	1'C	Pt 34.16, Pt 34.17
75.0-3		Badische VI b	1'C1 '	Pt 34.15
75.4, 10-11		Baden VI c	1'C1 '	Pt 34.16
75.5	75.15	Saxon XIV HT	1'C1 '	Pt 34.17
75.62-67		various private railways	1'C1 '	Pt 35.12-Pt 35.17
77.1		Palatine Pt 3/6 , Bavarian Pt 3/6	1'C2 '	Pt 36.16	Unique piece
78.0-5	78.10-14	Prussian T 18 , Württemberg T 18	2'C2 '	Pt 37.17
79		Conversion of AL / SNCF 242 TA	2'D2 '	Pt 48.16	Unique piece
Freight train tank locomotives
80		Standard locomotive	C.	Gt 33.17
83.10	83.10	New locomotive	1'D2 '	Gt 47.18
84		Standard locomotive	1'E1 '	Gt 57.20
86	86.10-18	Standard locomotive	1'D1 '	Gt 46.15	also procured as ÜK ( interim war locomotive)
89.0		Standard locomotive	C.	Gt 33.16
89.2		Saxon VT	C.	Gt 33.14	Construction 1896–1901
89.2		Saxon VT	C.	Gt 33.14	Construction 1914/19
89.6		Bavarian D II ^II	C.	Gt 33.15
89.7		Bavarian R 3/3	C.	Gt 33.15
89.8		Bavarian R 3/3	C.	Gt 33.16	Replica DR
89.9		various private railways	C.	Gt 33.10, Gt 33.14, Gt 33.19
89.25			C.		Belgian locomotive
89.49		various private railways	C.	Gt 33.12
89.59-66		various private railways	C.	Gt 33.9 – Gt 33.16
89.70-75		Prussian T 3	C.	Gt 33.10, Gt 33.11, Gt 33.12
89.83		various private railways	C.		redrawn from 89 2551
90.0-2		Prussian T 9.1	1'C	Gt 34.14
90.64		various private railways	C1 '	Gt 34.14
91.3-18		Prussian T 9.3	1'C	Gt 34.15
91.19		Mecklenburg T 4	1'C	Gt 34.11, Gt 34.13
91.20		Württemberg T 9	1'C	Gt 34.15
91.61-67	91.62	various private railways	1'C	Gt 34.11 – Gt 34.17	u. a. ELNA 5
92.2-3		Badische X b.1-7	D.	Gt 44.15, Gt 44.16
92.4		Prussian T 13.1	D.	Gt 44.15, Gt 44.16
92.5-10		Prussian T 13 , Oldenburg T 13	D.	Gt 44.15, Gt 44.16
92.29	92.29	Görlitzer Kreisbahn	D.	Gt 44.12	ELNA 6
92.33		Szczecin port railway	D.	Gt 44.15
92.60-68		various private railways	D.	Gt 44.10 - Gt 44.18	u. a. ELNA 6
93.0-4	93.80-84	Prussian T 14	1'D1 '	Gt 46.16
93.5-12	93.10-29	Prussian T 14.1 Württemberg T 14	1'D1 '	Gt 46.17
93.16		ex MFWE	1'D1 '	Gt 46.15
93.64-67	93.64, 93.66	various private railways	1'D1 '	Gt 46.14 – Gt 46.17
94.2-4		Prussian T 16	E.	Gt 55.15
94.5-17	94.10-19	Prussian T 16.1	E.	Gt 55.17
94.20-21	94.20-21	Saxon XI HT	E.	Gt 55.16
94.67		HBE No. 16 and 17, SNCB 9854 (ex Prussian T 16.1 )	E.	Gt 55.17
95.0	95.00, 95.10	Prussian T 20	1'E1 '	Gt 57.19
95.66		HBE animal class	1'E1 '	Gt 57.16
96		Bavarian Gt 2 × 4/4	D'D	Gt 88.15, Gt 88.16
98			various		Local and branch line locomotives
Narrow gauge steam locomotives
99	99.023-724		various		Narrow gauge locomotives
Third-party locomotives, d. H. Locomotives from other railway administrations that had stopped in Germany after the war are only included in this list as an exception (use with a German number after approx. 1957), but other such locomotives of German or foreign designs were e.g. Also used under German or foreign numbers until the 1950s.

Diesel locomotives and small locomotives

DR series		Series after DB schema	Wheel alignment	Drive type	Remarks	image
until 1970	from 1970	from 1992	Wheel alignment	Drive type	Remarks	image
Kö	100.0		B.	mechanically
Kö	100.1-7	310	B.	mechanically
Köf	100.8-9	310	B.	hydraulic
V 15	101.1-3	311	B.	hydraulic
	101.5-7	311	B.	hydraulic	Engine conversion
V 23	102.0	312	B.	hydraulic
	102.1	312	B.	hydraulic
V 36	103		C.	hydraulic
	104	344	D.	hydraulic	Continuation from series 106, throttled engine only 104 736
	105	345	D.	hydraulic	Continuation from series 106
V 60	106	346	D.	hydraulic
	(105/106)	347	D.	hydraulic	Broad gauge Bf Mukran
V 75	107		Bo'Bo '	electric
	108	298	B'B '	hydrodynamic
V 100	110	201	B'B '	hydraulic
	110.9	710	B'B '	hydraulic	with power take-off for ditch clearing unit
	111	293	B'B '	hydraulic
	112	202	B'B '	hydraulic
	114	204	B'B '	hydraulic
	115		B'B '	hydraulic	short term, correct designation 114
	115				Planned series, never procured
V 180	118.0-1, 5	228.0-1, 5	B'B '	hydraulic	partial conversion of engine 118.5 from 118.0
V 180	118.2-4, 6-8	228.2-4, 6-8	C'C '	hydraulic	partial conversion of engine 118.6–8 from 118.2–4
	119	219	C'C '	hydraulic	Changed front from locomotive 116
		229	C'C '	hydraulic	1992 Conversion of 20 locomotives, upgrading for 140 km / h
V 200	120	220	Co'Co '	electric
V 240			C'C '	hydraulic	Prototype with 2 × 1200 PS engines, renamed 118 202 in 1970
V 300	130	230	Co'Co '	electric
	130.1	754	Co'Co '	electric	2 pieces, pre-series 132 with electric heating, already given a railway service number in 1991
	131	231	Co'Co '	electric
	132	232	Co'Co '	electric
		234	Co'Co '	electric	41 pieces rebuilt by the DR. Conversion of 23 units continued by DB AG. Total number 64
	142	242	Co'Co '	electric
Köf 6001, 6003	199.0 *	399.0	C.	hydraulic	199 001 (100 901), 199 002 (100 902), 750 mm track width
6002			C.	mechanically	750 mm track width
6004			C.	mechanically	750 mm track width
Kö 6005			B.	mechanically	Type Ns 3, 750 mm track width
Kö 6501, 6502	199.0 *		B.	mechanically	Type Ns 3, 100 903 (199 003 ^I , 199 991), 100 904 (199 004 ^I , 199 992), 1000 mm track width
	199.0 *		C.	mechanically	199 005 and 006 (100 905 & 100 906), 1000 mm track width
	199.0 *		C.	mechanically	199 007, 008, 750 mm track width
Kö	199.0 *	399.1	B.	mechanically	199 003 ^II , 004 ^II , 010-012, Kö II re-tracked, 1000 mm track width
	199.1 *		C.	mechanically	199 101, 102, 600 mm track width
	199.1 *		C.	mechanically	199 103, 600 mm track width
Kb 040.			B.	mechanically	Kb 0401-0409, 600 mm track width
V 30 C	199.3 *	399.1	C.	hydraulic	(103 901) 1000 mm track width
	199.8	299.8	C'C '	hydraulic	1000 mm track width
V 36K			B'B '	hydraulic	750 mm track width

* The series designation 199 was only introduced in 1973.

Diesel railcars

DR series		Series after DB schema	Wheel alignment	Drive type	Remarks	image
until 1970	from 1970	from 1992	Wheel alignment	Drive type	Remarks	image
VT 2.09	171	771	1A	mechanically	Rail bus
VT 2.09.01	172.0	772.0	1A	mechanically	Rail bus
VT 2.09.02	172.1	772.1	1A	mechanically	Rail bus
		772.3	1A	hydromechanical	Conversion from a control car
VT 4.12	173		(1A) (A1)	mechanically	Bautzen type
		601	B'2 +… + 2'B	hydraulic	formerly VT 11.5 of the DB for IC traffic to Hamburg 1990
VT 18.16	175	675	B'2 '+… + 2'B'	hydraulic	Görlitz type
VT 12.14	181		(1 B) 2 '+… + 2' (B1)	mechanically	Type Ganz
VT 133.5		1A, B	div.	mechanically	Private rail car
SVT 137.2 + 8	182			electric	DR type Cologne
SVT 137.1	183.0			div.	DR design Hamburg
SVT 137.1… 2	183.2			div.	DR type Leipzig
VT 137.2	184			div.	DR type Ruhr
VT 137.0… 1	185		2'Bo '	div.	DR express railcar
VT 135	186		1A, A1	div.	DR railcar
VT 135.5	186		1A, B	div.	Private rail car
VT 137.5-6	185 / 187		div.	mechanically	Private rail car, also narrow-gauge
SVT 137.9				electric	DR type Berlin
LOCATION 135.7	188.0	708.0	A1	mechanically	Overhead line inspection railcar (ORT)
VT 137.7	188.1	723.1	2'Bo '	electric	Radio measurement railcar (FMT)
LOCATION 137.7	188.2	708.2	(1A) 2 '	mechanically	Overhead line inspection railcar (ORT)
	188.3	708.3	B'2 '	hydraulic	Overhead line inspection railcar (ORT)

Electric locomotives

With the exception of the 251 series, all standard gauge electric locomotives can be used for 15 kV / 16.7 Hz ~.

DR series		Series after DB schema	Wheel alignment	Remarks	image
until 1970	from 1970	from 1992	Wheel alignment	Remarks	image
E 04	204		1'Co1 '
E 05			1'Co1 '
E 11	211	109	Bo'Bo '
	212.0	112	Bo'Bo '
		112.1	Bo'Bo '
E 17			1'Do1 '
E 18	218		1'Do1 '
E 21			2'Do1 '
	230	180	Bo'Bo '	Two- system locomotive (15 kV, 16.7 Hz ~ / 3 kV =) for international traffic to Czechoslovakia , identical in construction to the ČSD class 372
E 42	242	142	Bo'Bo '
	243	143	Bo'Bo '
E 44	244		Bo'Bo '
	250	155	Co'Co '
E 251	251	171	Co'Co '	25 kV, 50 Hz ~ ( Rübelandbahn )
	252	156	Co'Co '
E 94	254		Co'Co '
E 77	204.7		(1'B) (B1 ')	only redrawn as a museum locomotive
E 95	(255)		1'Co + Co 1 '	no longer redrawn
E 191	-		B'B '	600 V =; 1,000 mm ( narrow-gauge railway Klingenthal – Sachsenberg-Georgenthal )

Electric multiple units

Series							annotation
Railcar		Control car		sidecar		DB schema
until 1969	from 1970	until 1969	from 1970	until 1969	from 1970	from 1992
ET 25	285	-		-		-
ET 25.2	285.2	-		-		-
ET 125	276.0	-		EB 125	276	477/877	S-Bahn Berlin
ET 165	275	ES 165	275	EB 165	275	475/875	S-Bahn Berlin
ET 166	276.0	-		EB 166	276	477/877	S-Bahn Berlin
ET 167	277	-		EB 167	277	477/877	S-Bahn Berlin
ET 168	278	ES 168	278	-		478/878	S-Bahn Berlin
ET 169	-	-		EB 169	-	-	S-Bahn Berlin
ET 170.0	278.2	-		-		-	Test train for S-Bahn Berlin
-	270	-		-	270	485/885	New building for S-Bahn Berlin
-	-	-		-	-	480	New building for S-Bahn Berlin (West) ordered by the BVG , partly put into service by the DR
ET 188 501f	279	-		EB 188.5	279.0	479/879	Buckower Kleinbahn
ET 188 511f	-	-		EB 188.5	-	-	Schleizer Kleinbahn passenger railcar
ET 188 521f	-	-		-		-	Schleizer Kleinbahn luggage railcar
ET 188 531	279.2	-		-		-	Oberweißbacher Bergbahn
ET 188 701	279.2	-		-		479.2	Oberweißbacher Bergbahn
-	280	-		-		-	2 prototypes for light rail vehicles in district cities
ET 197 21/22	-	-		EB 197	-	-	Klingenthal narrow-gauge railway
ET 198 01/02	-	-		EB 198 01/02	-	-	Klingenthal narrow-gauge railway
ET 198 03/04	-	-		EB 198 03/04	-	-	Klingenthal narrow-gauge railway
ET 198 05/06	-	-		EB 198 05/06	-	-	Klingenthal narrow-gauge railway

Steam railcar

Series
until 1969	from 1970	annotation
DT 59		1958 conversion to VS 145 379

Battery vehicles

Series
until 1969	from 1970	annotation
Wittfeld type		Retired after battery consumption until approx. 1952
AT 585-592, 613/614		Commitment to Gotha
A 20 090		ex DR V 16 004

literature

Helmut Griebl, Fr. Schadow: Directory of German locomotives 1923–1965 . Issue 2 of the International Archive for Locomotive History series, Transpress Verlag für Verkehrwesen / Verlag Josef Otto Slezak, Berlin / Vienna 1967

Individual evidence

↑ Dirk Endisch: The HBE mountain locomotives: The history of the series 75 ⁶⁶ , 75 ⁶⁷ , 92 ⁶⁸ , 93 ⁶⁷ and 95 ⁶⁶ . 1st edition. Verlag Dirk Endisch, Stendal 2010, ISBN 978-3-936893-57-1 , p. 34 .

[1] Dirk Endisch: The HBE mountain locomotives: The history of the series 75 ⁶⁶ , 75 ⁶⁷ , 92 ⁶⁸ , 93 ⁶⁷ and 95 ⁶⁶ . 1st edition. Verlag Dirk Endisch, Stendal 2010, ISBN 978-3-936893-57-1 , p. 34 .