The DB Class 240 are a class of Co′Co′ diesel-electric locomotives which were produced in the 1980s by MaK in collaboration with Krupp and ABB as DE 1024 as prototypes/technology demonstrators for a possible future order from the Deutsche Bundesbahn.
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DB Class 240 |
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The last operational DB Class 240, now owned by and in the livery of the Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln |
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Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph)[1] |
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Power output | 2,650 kW (3,550 hp)[1] |
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Tractive effort | Starting: 405 kN (91,000 lbf)[1] |
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Three units were made, but no orders arose, at least in part due to the Reunification of Germany making similarly specified DR Class 132s available in large numbers.