British Rail Class 21 (MaK)

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British Rail Class 21 (MaK)
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NS 6450 in 2009 - this locomotive was subsequently procured by Eurotunnel [1]
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-hydraulic
Diesel-electric
BuilderMaK, Kiel, Germany
Model DE6400
DE1004
G1206
G1000
Build date1990-92 (diesel-electric)
2005-06 (diesel-hydraulic)
Total produced10 (diesel-electric)
6 (diesel-hydraulic)
Specifications
Configuration:
   UIC Bo'Bo'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Wheel diameter1,000 mm (39.37 in)
Length14.7 m (48 ft 2+34 in) (21/5)
14.09 m (46 ft 2+34 in) (21/6)
14.4 m (47 ft 2+78 in) (21/9)
Width3.3 m (10 ft 9+78 in)
Height4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Loco weight87 t (86 long tons) (21/5)
80 t (79 long tons) (21/6)
90 t (89 long tons) (21/9)
Prime mover CAT 3512 B DITA-SC (21/5)
MTU 8V 4000R41L (21/6)
MTU 12V 396TC13 (21/9)
Transmission Hydraulic / L5r4szeU2 by Voith
Diesel electric / three phase electrical by ABB Group
Train heatingNone
Loco brake Air disc (21/5 and/6)
Air (21/9)
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output1,570 kW (2,110 hp) (21/5)
1,100 kW (1,500 hp) (21/6)
950 kW (1,270 hp) (21/9)
Career
Operators DB Cargo France
Getlink
Numbers21544-21547
21610-21611
21901-21910 [2]

The second use of the TOPS classification Class 21 for locomotives used on the British railway network came through the use of a number of related diesel-hydraulic and diesel-electric locomotives procured following the opening of the Channel Tunnel. The total of 16 locomotives were obtained by two separate operators, with some used for freight, and others to propel service trains and as "Thunderbird" locomotives.

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History

In the early 1980s, Maschinenbau Kiel introduced its MaK DE 1002 design of diesel-electric locomotive, which was chosen by Nederlandse Spoorwegen as the basis of its Class 6400 freight locomotive. [3] In 1991, Eurotunnel procured five similar locomotives as its Class 0001, for use both to operate service trains through the Channel Tunnel and as rescue locomotives. [4]

In 2005, Euro Cargo Rail (ECR) was formed as a freight operator in France by English, Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS). Its initial operations were carried out by a quartet of Vossloh G1206 diesel-hydraulic locomotives. [5] Although these locomotives were intended for use in France, maintenance was planned to be carried out at EWS's depot at Dollands Moor, close to the Eurotunnel terminal at Cheriton. Because the locomotives would be operating on railways in Great Britain, they were allocated numbers in the TOPS system as Class 21. [6] Two similar G1000 locomotives were procured in 2007. [7]

In 2009, Eurotunnel's five locomotives were used extensively for rescue operations following severe snow. [8] As a consequence, the company identified a need to have greater availability of these units, and so procured a pair of Class 6400 locomotives from DB Schenker Nederland in November 2010. [9] At the same time, Eurotunnel registered its locomotives on TOPS - the superficial similarity to the ECR locomotives led to the Eurotunnel units also being assigned as Class 21. [10] Eurotunnel acquired a further three secondhand units from the Netherlands in 2016.

Fleet details

ClassOperatorNo. BuiltYear builtTOPS Number RangeOther numbersTypeNotes
21/5Euro Cargo Rail42005-0621544 - 21547FB1544 - FB1547 [11] [12] [13] [14] G120621544 - 21545 off TOPS registration [1]
21/6221610 - 21611FB1610 - FB1611 [15] [16] G1000
21/9Getlink101990-9221901 - 219050001 - 0005 [4] DE1004Original Eurotunnel locomotives
21906 - 21907NS6456 - NS6457 [17] [18] DE6400Purchased from DB in 2010
0006 - 0007
21908 - 21910NS6450 - NS6451 [19] [20]
NS6447 [21]
Purchased from DB in 2016
0008 - 0010

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">DB Cargo France</span> French rail freight operator

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belgian Railways Class 77</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">MaK / Vossloh G1206</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vossloh G1000 BB</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indian locomotive class ZDM-2</span>

The Indian locomotive class ZDM-2 is a series of narrow gauge diesel-hydraulic locomotives built for Indian Railways by the German company Maschinenbau Kiel. In the 1980s and 1990s, several of the type were fitted with KPC engines, these were reclassified as the ZDM-2R.

References

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  4. 1 2 "MaK - DE 1004", www.loks-aus-kiel.de (in German)
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  11. Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 5001628 www.loks-aus-kiel.de
  12. Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 5001630 www.loks-aus-kiel.de
  13. Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 5001631 www.loks-aus-kiel.de
  14. Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 5001516 www.loks-aus-kiel.de
  15. Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 5001610 www.loks-aus-kiel.de
  16. Fahrzeugportrait Vossloh 5001611 www.loks-aus-kiel.de
  17. Fahrzeugportrait MaK 1200056 www.loks-aus-kiel.de
  18. Fahrzeugportrait MaK 1200057 www.loks-aus-kiel.de
  19. Fahrzeugportrait MaK 1200050 www.loks-aus-kiel.de
  20. Fahrzeugportrait MaK 1200051 www.loks-aus-kiel.de
  21. Fahrzeugportrait MaK 1200047 www.loks-aus-kiel.de