The locos of class E 71, formerly pr. EG 511-EG 537, were built from 1914 to 1924. the freight train locomotive with axle arrangement BB’ achieved as first E-loco a period of service up to 1958 at Deutsche Bundesbahn. Area of operations of the pr. EG 511-EG 537 was the range Magdeburg-Dessau-Leipzig-Halle and already electricified lines in Silesia.
In 1928 several E 71 were transformed to Basel to effect performance on Wiesen- and Wehratal trains in freight train service. The last loco E 71 28 was rejected in August 1958. at DR (east) the unique remained E 71 30 was restored in the 60th and shown at the museum of transportation at Dresden.
Explanation:
- Prussian EG 521
- DRG E 71 25
- DRG E 71 32
- DB E 71 28 with new constructed collector
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Put into service | 1914 | Year of construction | 2012 |
Length over buffers | 11,600 mm | Length over buffers | 363 mm |
Weight | 65 to | Weight | 5 kg |
Power | 780 kW | Scale/Gauge | 1:32/Gauge 1 |
Maximum speed | 31.1 mph | ||
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