OSE class A.101 explained

OSE A.101
Aarwheels:C
Gauge:Standard
Builddate:1962-1968
Wheeldiameter:1,2 m.:[1]
Powersupply:Hydraulic diesel oil
Transmission:Hydraulic
Maxspeed:70 km/h
Poweroutput:478 kW
Operator:TrainOSE
Fleetnumbers:Α.101-Α.130

The OSE class A.101 (Krupp V60), also known as Κruppάκι-Κruppάκια (Kroupaki, "Little Krupp"), due to its small size, only 10 meters long, is, along with the class A.201, the oldest series of locomotive operated by TRAINOSE and is part fleet of the OSE. It is a diesel-powered, built in 1962 by Krupp[2] for SEK and was put into operation at OSE in 1971, with its foundation. It has a MTW GTO 6 diesel engine[3] [4] with combined power of 478 kW and reaching speeds of up to 70 km / h in freight and local trains, and 30 in shunting operations.[5]

Class A.101 locomotives are based in the Rentis depot, where they are preserved.[6] They had three axles that were coupled with rods, with 950 hop, made from a fully welded frame and weighing 51 tons. The driver's cab was soundproofed with good visibility for operation to either direction. It was one of the most successful choices of the Greek Railways.

Route

Today only 2 such locomotives are available for shunting in Northern Greece, and specifically in Thessaloniki. The A116 works and more rarely the A110 only for wagon maneuvers.

List of locomotives

The following table summarizes the class[7]

ΟΣΕ A-101
CdhKrupp 44641962
ΟΣΕ Α-102-4CdhKrupp 44651962
ΟΣΕ Α-103-2CdhKrupp 44661962
ΟΣΕ Α-104-0CdhKrupp 44671962
ΟΣΕ Α-105-7CdhKrupp 44681962
ΟΣΕ Α-106-5CdhKrupp 44691962
ΟΣΕ Α-107-3CdhKrupp 44701962
ΟΣΕ A-108CdhKrupp 48111965
ΟΣΕ A-109CdhKrupp 48121965
ΟΣΕ A-110CdhKrupp 48131965
ΟΣΕ A-111CdhKrupp 48141965
ΟΣΕ A-112CdhKrupp 48151965
ΟΣΕ A-113CdhKrupp 48161965
ΟΣΕ A-114CdhKrupp 48171965
ΟΣΕ A-115CdhKrupp 48181965
ΟΣΕ A-116CdhKrupp 48191965
ΟΣΕ A-117CdhKrupp 48201965
ΟΣΕ A-118CdhKrupp 48211965
ΟΣΕ A-119CdhKrupp 48641967
ΟΣΕ A-120CdhKrupp 48651967
ΟΣΕ A-121CdhKrupp 48661967
ΟΣΕ A-122CdhKrupp 48671967
ΟΣΕ A-123CdhKrupp 48681967
ΟΣΕ A-124CdhKrupp 48691967
ΟΣΕ A-125CdhKrupp 48701967
ΟΣΕ A-126CdhKrupp 48711967
ΟΣΕ A-127CdhKrupp 48721967
ΟΣΕ A-128CdhKrupp 48731967
ΟΣΕ A-129CdhKrupp 48741967
ΟΣΕ A-130CdhKrupp 48751967

History

As early as 1951, the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) had designed for shunting purposes a type of diesel-hydraulic locomotive, named V60, which was later numbered 260, 261 and 362, which numbered 962 machines,[8] manufactured by nearly all German industries: Krupp, Henschel, Esslingen, Krauss-Maffei, etc. As early as 1955, they were delivered in Norway, Yugoslavia (later Croatia), Belgium, Turkey and Israel. In Greece, SEK purchased between the years 1962-1968 30 such locomotives, numbered A101 - A130.

Livery

The livery consist of a white vertical stripe on a brown color covering the largest surface of the vehicles.

References

  1. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZoQcJuUG-CBqbT0NVxe86cr-oLmCIo3Q/view
  2. Web site: Railfaneurope.net. www.railfaneurope.net. 2019-04-29. 2017-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20171024140303/http://www.railfaneurope.net/list/greece/greece_ose.html. dead.
  3. Book: J., Obermayer, Horst. Taschenbuch Deutsche Diesellokomotiven mit Kleinlokomotiven. 1974. Franckh. 3440039323. 3. Aufl. Stuttgart. 29630875.
  4. Book: Arno., Bretschneider. Die Baureihe V 60 das Arbeitstier der DB. Manfred.. Traube. 1997. EK-Verl. 3882558040. Freiburg [Breisgau]. 75907281.
  5. Web site: Railtv. www.railtv.gr. 2019-04-29.
  6. Web site: George Dogoritis: Krupp A.113 at Redis Depot. World of Railways. en. 2018-08-06.
  7. Web site: Locomotive database - 1435mm.net. 1435mm.net. en. 2017-09-07.
  8. Web site: Railtv. www.railtv.gr. 2019-04-29.