DBAG Class 145 and 146
{{Short description|Two related classes of German electric locomotives}}
{{redirect|DBAG Class 146| the Bombardier Transportation built DBAG Classes 146.1 and 146.2|TRAXX}}
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|name = DBAG Class 145
DBAG Class 146
also
SBB Re481, MThB Re486
|powertype = Electric
|image =Baureihe 145 067-5.JPG
|imagesize =300px
|caption =DBAG Class 145, with Railion branding
|builder =Adtranz
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|serialnumber =Freight versions:
Germany:
DBAG Class 145 001 to 145 080
[http://www.railcolor.net/index.php?nav=1405310&lang=1 DB Schenker 145 series] railcolor.net
others - see text
Switzerland:
MThB Re486 651 to Re486 656 (up to 2002)[http://www.railcolor.net/index.php?nav=1405311&lang=1 Mittelthurgaubahn Re486 series] railcolor.net
SBB Cargo Re481 001 to Re481 006 (up to 2005)[http://www.railcolor.net/index.php?nav=1405313&lang=1 SBB Cargo Re481 series] railcolor.netThe locomotives were only fitted for operations in Germany, not Switzerland. They were replaced by SBB Re482 (Bombardier TRAXX) units between 2003-5 and sold to MRCE in 2005
Passenger versions:
Germany:
DBAG Class 146 001 to 146 031[http://www.railcolor.net/index.php?nav=1405316&lang=1 DB Regio 146.0 series] railcolor.net
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|totalproduction =Freight versions:103
Passenger versions:31
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|locoweight =Freight version:80t
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|electricsystem =15 kV AC Catenary[http://www.railcolor.net/index.php?nav=1405014&lang=1 145 concept based locomotives] railcolor.net
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|tractionmotors = BAZu 8871/4i
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The DBAG Class 145 and DBAG Class 146 are Bo′Bo′ mainline electric locomotives built by Adtranz primarily for the Deutsche Bahn at the end of the 1990s. The Class 145 is the freight version for DB Cargo; the Class 146 is the passenger version for DB Regio. Additional freight machines were built for the former Swiss railway Mittelthurgaubahn as well as for various private operators and leasing companies.
The classes of locomotives are predecessors of the Bombardier TRAXX locomotives.
Background and design
{{see also|DBAG Class 128}}
The AdTranz DBAG Class 145 derives from the prototype locomotive 128 001 (also known as 12X) (see DBAG Class 128) that was built by AEG and Henschel; like competitor Krauss-Maffei’s 127 001 (See EuroSprinter), it uses asynchronous electric motors to drive the locomotive: based on experiences gained from DB Class 120.
Orders and operators
= Freight versions =
File:DB 146 571 Nienburg 2101121245.jpg
The prototype resulted in an order from DB AG for eighty locomotives for medium-weight freight trains. These locomotives were delivered starting in 1997. By the end of production in 2000, 80 locomotives had been produced; built for DB Cargo. Later the locomotives were inherited by the successor organisations Railion followed by DB Schenker.
A further six units were built for the Swiss private railway the Mittelthurgaubahn in 2000 where they were designated Re 486; after the company's bankruptcy in 2002 the locomotives were sold to SBB Cargo, working as Re 481. The locomotives were not homologated for operations in Switzerland - only Germany - being operated by the Swiss federal railways' German subsidiary. This continued until 2005 when they were sold to the leasing company MRCE and subsequently operated for various private operators in Germany.[http://www.railcolor.net/index.php?nav=1405653&lang=1 ex MThB/SBB Cargo electrics] railcolor.net
17 further units were produced between 1999 and 2001 for various private operators and leasing companies; including five for CBrail, six for Locomotion Capital (now Alpha Trains), two for Rail4chem (via leasing company Deutsche Leasing) and others.[http://www.railcolor.net/index.php?nav=1405312&lang=1 145-CL: locomotives for open access operators] railcolor.net
= Passenger versions =
File:146 247 im München Hauptbahnhof.jpg
Between 2000 and 2001, a development for passenger trains with hollow shaft final drive replacing the axle hung drive and a higher top speed of {{convert|160|km/h|abbr=on}} was produced for DB Regio.[http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/products-services/rail-vehicles/locomotives/traxx-ac/traxx-p160-ac---germany?docID=0901260d80012a20 TRAXX P160 AC - Germany] bombardier.com These locomotives were given the designation DBAG Class 146. An additional 32 were ordered in August 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/db-orders-traxx-locomotives.html|access-date=19 August 2012|title=DB orders Traxx locomotives - Railway Gazette|work=Railway Gazette International}}
Notes
References
=Citations=
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=Sources=
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100818085120/http://www.br146.de/indexj.htm BR146.de] "Pictures, information and technology of the modern three-phase AC locomotives" br146.de
- [http://www.br146.de/revisionen_daten/technische_daten146.htm technische Daten BR 145/146] Technical data for Classes 145/146
External links
{{commons category|DBAG Class 145}} {{commons category|DBAG Class 146}}
- [http://www.lokomotive-online.de/Eingang/Elloks/BR145/br145.html Baureihe 145] and [http://www.lokomotive-online.de/Eingang/Elloks/BR146/br146.html Baureihe 146]: Images and brief details of Classes 145 and 146 lokomotive-online.de
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