DR Class V 180

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B′B′
• Commonwealth	B-B
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Pivot centres	12,200 mm (40 ft 3⁄8 in)
Length:;
• Over buffers	19,460 mm (63 ft 10+1⁄8 in)
Width	3,020 mm (9 ft 10+7⁄8 in)
Height	4,282 mm (14 ft 5⁄8 in)
Axle load	19.5–19.8 t (19.2–19.5 long tons; 21.5–21.8 short tons)
Service weight	78.0–79.3 t (76.8–78.0 long tons; 86.0–87.4 short tons)
Prime mover	12 KVD 18/21 (×2)
Engine type	V12 four-stroke diesel (×2)
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Transmission	Hydraulic transmission
Train heating	Köthen train heating boiler

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-hydraulic
Builder	Lokomotivbau Karl Marx Babelsberg
Build date	1960–1966
Total produced	169

DR Class V 180
DR Class 118
DB AG Class 228
(four-axle)
DR Class V 180; DR Class 118; DB AG Class 228; (four-axle)
	118 075-1
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-hydraulic
Builder	Lokomotivbau Karl Marx Babelsberg
Build date	1960–1966
Total produced	169
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	B′B′
• Commonwealth	B-B
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Pivot centres	12,200 mm (40 ft 3⁄8 in)
Length:;
• Over buffers	19,460 mm (63 ft 10+1⁄8 in)
Width	3,020 mm (9 ft 10+7⁄8 in)
Height	4,282 mm (14 ft 5⁄8 in)
Axle load	19.5–19.8 t (19.2–19.5 long tons; 21.5–21.8 short tons)
Service weight	78.0–79.3 t (76.8–78.0 long tons; 86.0–87.4 short tons)
Prime mover	12 KVD 18/21 (×2)
Engine type	V12 four-stroke diesel (×2)
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Transmission	Hydraulic transmission
Train heating	Köthen train heating boiler
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output	900 or 1,000 PS (662 or 735 kW; 888 or 986 hp) (×2)
Factor of adh.:;
• Starting	228 or 255 kN (51,000 or 57,000 lbf)
Numbers
Career
Numbers	V 180 001 – V 180 087; V 180 101 – V 180 182; 118 503 … 118 587;
Retired	by 1995 (DB AG)

DR Class V 180
DR Class 118
DBAG Class 228
(six-axle)

118 770 at the Meiningen Steam Festival, September 2012

Type and origin
Build date	1966–1970
Total produced	206

Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC	C′C′
• Commonwealth	B-B
Wheel diameter	1,050 mm (3 ft 5+3⁄8 in)
Pivot centres	10,910 mm (35 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Axle load	15.5–15.6 t (15.3–15.4 long tons; 17.1–17.2 short tons)
Service weight	93.6–95.0 t (92.1–93.5 long tons; 103.2–104.7 short tons)

Performance figures
Power output	900 or 1,000 or 1,200 PS (662 or 735 or 883 kW; 888 or 986 or 1,180 hp) (×2)
Tractive effort:
• Starting	230 or 270 kN (52,000 or 61,000 lbf)

Career
Numbers	V 180 201 – V 180 399 118 201 – 180 406 118 601 … 118 806

Only differences with four-axle version are shown

The DR Class V 180 of Deutsche Reichsbahn (from 1970 Class 118, later DBAG Class 228) was a class of the largest diesel locomotives built in the German Democratic Republic. The manufacturer was Lokomotivbau Karl Marx Babelsberg (LKM).

The V 180 was intended to accelerate the change of traction on the Deutsche Reichsbahn and therefore replace various steam locomotive classes in use on the main lines.