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706:
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690:
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656:Ludwigshafen
644:
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596:and sent to
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575:Numbered as
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540:until 1985.
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523:
514:DB Class 210
510:DB Class 218
506:DB Class 210
501:
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379:DB Class 210
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364:
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303:
300:Power output
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287:
251:Transmission
214:
197:
96:Rebuild date
1618:260 and 261
1588:245 and 246
1481:(post-1994)
1346:(1970–1994)
1171:(1968–1994)
825:gmeinder.de
783:epoche-3.de
677:Bremerhaven
650:trains for
609:Caterpillar
462:Rolls-Royce
310:gas turbine
235:gas turbine
227:Engine type
220:Caterpillar
210:gas turbine
193:Prime mover
176:Loco weight
1678:Categories
1081:(pre-1970)
942:(pre-1968)
821:DH 280.01
747:References
716:UIC number
412:Background
288:originally
68:Build date
45:Power type
707:219 001-5
701:V 169 001
696:Oldenburg
660:Stromberg
625:DH 280 01
594:RailImpex
583:Stromberg
578:DH 280.01
526:V 219 001
473:V 169 001
454:Oberursel
383:Class 219
370:V 169 001
336:Operators
255:Hydraulic
242:Cylinders
86:Rebuilder
1653:333, 335
1486:see also
1428:130, 131
1351:see also
1323:290, 291
1288:260, 261
1176:see also
1113:HF 130 C
1086:see also
947:see also
800:Archived
775:Archived
722:See also
620:Mannheim
598:Gmeinder
549:Penzberg
446:kerosene
304:As built
198:As built
161: in
121:
90:Gmeinder
61:Deutz AG
1658:344–347
1568:232–234
1508:211–214
1498:201–204
1453:199.0–1
1408:108–115
1368:100.1–9
959:Köf III
876:v160.de
673:Hamburg
605:Maybach
500:In the
495:Kempten
469:Cologne
388:219 001
350:Retired
203:Maybach
156:⁄
53:Builder
1468:V 36 K
1128:V 36 K
1123:V 30 C
686:420 01
681:Bremen
638:420 01
561:Naples
538:Bremen
491:Lindau
487:Munich
484:Allgäu
477:Munich
442:diesel
331:Career
168:Length
132:Bo′Bo′
1503:210.4
1463:199.8
1458:199.3
1443:199.0
1383:102.1
1378:102.0
1363:100.0
1158:V 200
1153:V 180
1148:V 100
1108:Kö II
1103:Köf I
1059:V 320
1054:V 300
1049:V 200
1044:V 188
1039:V 169
1034:V 162
1029:V 160
1024:V 100
654:from
502:V 169
434:V 169
138:Gauge
59:(See
1143:V 75
1138:V 60
1133:V 36
1118:V 15
1019:V 90
1014:V 88
1009:V 80
1004:V 65
999:V 60
994:V 52
989:V 51
984:V 50
979:V 45
974:V 36
969:V 29
964:V 20
704:and
679:and
652:BASF
648:Lime
585:and
559:and
557:Rome
508:and
400:and
363:The
353:1978
265:ETCS
99:1999
71:1965
1648:298
1638:285
1633:275
1628:266
1623:264
1613:259
1608:253
1603:250
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1578:241
1573:240
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1548:225
1543:223
1538:220
1533:219
1528:218
1523:217
1518:216
1513:215
1438:142
1433:132
1423:120
1418:119
1413:118
1403:107
1398:106
1393:105
1388:103
1373:101
1328:299
1318:288
1313:V88
1308:280
1303:279
1298:270
1293:265
1283:259
1278:252
1273:251
1268:V50
1263:245
1258:240
1253:236
1248:232
1243:230
1238:221
1233:220
1228:219
1223:218
1218:217
1213:216
1208:215
1198:210
1193:202
1188:201
658:to
547:in
489:to
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