DB Class E 41
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Deutsche Bundesbahn class E 41 | |
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kW (3,200 hp) | |
Tractive effort | 206 kN (46,000 lbf) |
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Operators | Deutsche Bundesbahn Deutsche Bahn AG |
Class | E41 (from 1968: 141) |
Nicknames | Knallfrosch (firecracker) |
Retired | 1987–2006 |
The class E 41, also known as the DB Class 141
Development and first years of service
Class E 41 was designed for local traffic and branch lines. Since the 1968 renumbering, it is listed as class 141. Its nickname is Knallfrosch (firecracker), as the tap changer makes loud cracking noises when changing notches. A total of 451 units were built.
Originally designed as an effective means of traction for light passenger trains, and with a top speed of 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph)[2] and an axle load below 17 tonnes (16.7 long tons; 18.7 short tons), class E 41 was also designated for passenger services on smaller lines. In the 1950s, due to general lack of locomotives, class E 41 was also used for express train service. However, after speed of express trains was raised to 140 kilometres per hour (87 mph) in the early 1960s, the class mostly lost its express services.
Past usage
In its original role for hauling local trains, class E 41 proved both reliable and efficient, especially with push-pull trains. Less successful was the usage with
Liveries
- stahlblau RAL5011 (141 001 - 141 071)
- chromoxydgrün RAL 6020 (141 072 - 141 451)
- ozeanblau/beige RAL 5020 / RAL 1011 (repaint 1976-1987)
- S-Bahn Rhein Ruhr(variant of the 5020/1011 scheme, 141 248 1977-2001)
- orientrot RAL 3031 (1987 onwards, many units repainted)
- kieselgrau/orange RAL 7035 / RAL 2012 (Nuremberg S-Bahn, 141 436-442)
- verkehrsrot RAL 3020 (1998 onwards)
References
- ^ "Railfaneurope.net, The European Railway Server". www.railfaneurope.net. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
- ISBN 978-9036615051.
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