Henschel DH 440

DH 440

RWE 2 at the Rheinisches Industriebahnmuseum, Nippes (2010).
Type and origin
Power type Diesel
Builder Henschel
Build date 1956–1958
Total produced 6
Specifications
UIC class C
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length 9.44 m (30 ft 11 5⁄8 in)
Loco weight 40.5 t (39.9 long tons; 44.6 short tons)
Prime mover MAN W8V17,5/22A
RPM range 1100[1]
Engine type Straight-8 four-stroke diesel[2][1]
Cylinders 8
Cylinder size 175 mm × 220 mm (6.9 in × 8.7 in)[1]
Transmission hydraulic, Voith L37U
Performance figures
Maximum speed 60 km/h (37 mph)
Power output 440 hp (330 kW)

The DH 440 is a type of diesel-hydraulic locomotive built by Henschel in 1956–58 as one of their second-generation diesel locomotive types. They had wheel arrangement C, with three axles powered through a jackshaft.

Six units of the type were built,[3] of which three were bought by the Danish State Railways (DSB) and designated Class MH, numbered 201–203. These formed the basis for the 120 locomotives MH 301–420, built by Danish company Frichs without licence from Henschel.[4] The other three units were purchased by different German industrial railways.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Poulsen 2013, p. 97.
  2. ↑ Olesen 2005, pp. 160–164.
  3. ↑ Poulsen 2013, p. 89.
  4. ↑ Poulsen 2013, pp. 92–93.

Bibliography

  • Olesen, Thomas Nørgaard (2005). Lokomotivfabrikken Frichs (in Danish). Dansk Jernbane-Klub. ISBN 87-87050-52-8. 
  • Poulsen, John (2013). MotorMateriel 8: Motormateriellet fra tyske fabrikker efter 1945 (in Danish). Bane Bøger. ISBN 978-87-91434-37-2. 

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