| German Federal Railroad (DB) class 210 general-purpose diesel locomotive, used for premium passenger service on the Allgäu Line. Diesel hydraulic locomotive with a supplemental gas turbine and gas turbine exhaust hoods. Locomotive road number 210 003-0. The locomotive looks as it did around 1972.
Source: www.maerklin.de:
The DB considered an increase in power for the class V 160 locomotives for the heavy passenger service on the route from Munich to Lindau. At that time, this route was still not electrified and had many curves, and there was a need to increase the speed and efficiency of the operation between Munich and Zürich. The V 160 was planned for medium heavy service, and the decision was thus taken by the German Federal Railroad to purchase 8 class 210 diesel locomotives with supplemental gas turbine drive. |
