Diesel locomotive class V 60, DB

Railway company: Deutsche Bundesbahn

Epoch: III

Gauge: N

Elect. system: DC

Diesel locomotive class V 60 of the Deutsche Bundesbahn.

■ LED headlights on both ends of the locomotive
■ Coupling rods made of metal
■ Precisely reproduced locomotive "noses"
■ Separately applied shunter handles
■ Unobstructed view through the driver's cab

From the mid-1950s, the Deutsche Bundesbahn procured 942 locomotives of the V 60/V 60.1 class for light and medium shunting services. The difference between the V 60 (260) and V 60.1 (261) class is the higher friction load of class 261. The locomotives achieved a top speed of 30 km/h during shunting manoeuvres and a line speed of 60 km/h. The power output is 478 kW.