DRG Class E 16

The DRG Class E 16 were German electric locomotives in service with the Bavarian Group Administration of the Deutsche Reichsbahn, and were conceived as motive power for express trains. They were initially designated as the Bavarian Class ES 1, before being incorporated into the DRG numbering plan as E 16.

Bavarian ES 1
DRG Class E 16
DB Class 116
DRG Class E 16
Number(s)DRG E 16 01–21
DB 116 001–021
Quantity21
ManufacturerKrauss, BBC
Year(s) of manufacture1926–1927
1932–1933
Retired1980
Axle arrangement1′Do1′
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length over buffers16,300 mm (53 ft 6 in)
Service weight110 t (108.3 long tons; 121.3 short tons)
Axle load20.1 t (19.8 long tons; 22.2 short tons)
Top speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Power output (one hour)E 16 01-10: 2,340 kW (3,140 hp)
E 16 11-17: 2,580 kW (3,460 hp)
E 16 18-21: 2,944 kW (3,948 hp)
Power output (continuous)E 16 01-10: 2,020 kW (2,710 hp)
E 16 11-17: 2,400 kW (3,200 hp)
E 16 18-21: 2,655 kW (3,560 hp)
Starting tractive effortE 16 01-10: 14,500 kp (142,000 N; 32,000 lbf)
E 16 11-21: 20,000 kp (200,000 N; 44,000 lbf)
Power indexE 16 01-10: 21.15 kW/t
E 16 11-17: 23.3 kW/t
E 16 18-21: 26.6 kW/t
Electric system15 kV  ​16 2⁄3 Hz AC Catenary
Collection methodPantograph
No. of traction motors4
TransmissionBuchli drive
Running step switchHand-operated lever-type starter (Flachbahnwähler) with twin contacts, transition resistors and 8 power shift gears (Lastschaltern)

History

The first series (E16 01-10) was delivered in 1926, the second (E16 11-17) in 1927. The third, re-worked series (E16 18-21) was transferred to the Deutsche Reichsbahn in 1932 and 1933.

Numbers E 16 11 and E 16 13 were lost in the Second World War, E 16 12 was retired in 1967 after an accident. With the introduction of the DB classification system on 1 January 1968, the remaining 18 Class E 16 engines were regrouped into Class 116. Between 1973 and 1980 the engines were gradually withdrawn from service. On 31 January 1980, the last Class 116 locomotive, number 116 009, was finally retired.

Design

One technical feature is the Buchli drive, in which the motors drive the driving wheels on one side only via outside gears; the other side is not driven. As a result, an E 16 has an asymmetric appearance. On one side you can see the Buchli drive, on the other just the bare spoked wheels. The E 16 is the only German locomotive class with Buchli drives.

The Brown, Boveri Cie (BBC) was responsible for the designs.

Preserved locomotives

The following E 16 locomotives have been preserved:

See also

Literature
  • Obermayer, Horst J. (1986). Taschenbuch Deutsche Elektrolokomotiven (in German). 7. Stuttgart: Franckh 'sche Verlagshandlung. ISBN 3-440-03754-1.
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