DB Class E 40

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	16.49 m (54 ft 1+1⁄4 in)
Loco weight	83 tonnes; (81.7 long tons; 91.5 short tons)
Electric system/s	15 kV 16.7 Hz Catenary
Traction motors	Four
Loco brake	K-GP mZ, electric brakes (Class 139 only)
Train brakes	Air
Safety systems	Sifa, PZB

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	electric
Builder	Krupp, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, Siemens, AEG, BBC
Build date	21 March 1957–17 August 1973 (E40.11/139: 1959,1965)
Total produced	879

Deutsche Bundesbahn E 40
Deutsche Bundesbahn E 40
	139 558-1 of RailAdventure at Dresden Hbf with Israel Railways' Bombardier Traxx locomotive, 1 June 2017
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	electric
Builder	Krupp, Henschel, Krauss-Maffei, Siemens, AEG, BBC
Build date	21 March 1957–17 August 1973 (E40.11/139: 1959,1965)
Total produced	879
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Length	16.49 m (54 ft 1+1⁄4 in)
Loco weight	83 tonnes; (81.7 long tons; 91.5 short tons)
Electric system/s	15 kV 16.7 Hz Catenary
Traction motors	Four
Loco brake	K-GP mZ, electric brakes (Class 139 only)
Train brakes	Air
Safety systems	Sifa, PZB
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph); later (110 km/h (68 mph))
Power output	3,700 kW (5,000 hp)
Tractive effort	275 kN (62,000 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	Deutsche Bundesbahn; Deutsche Bahn
Class	E40 / E40.11 (from 1968: 140 / 139)

The Baureihe E 40 is a German Standard electric locomotive (German: Einheits-Elektrolokomotive) commissioned by the Deutsche Bundesbahn in 1955, designed for freight trains. Since the 1968 renumbering, it is listed as Class 140 and Class 139.