DRG Class SVT 877
German diesel train (1932–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The DRG Class SVT 877 Hamburg Flyer – sometimes also Flying Hamburger or in German Fliegender Hamburger – was Germany's first fast diesel train, and is credited with establishing the fastest regular railway connection in the world in its time. Correctly named the Baureihe SVT 877 (later DB Baureihe VT 04 000 a/b), the diesel-electric powered train was used to carry passengers on the Berlin–Hamburg line (roughly 286 km or 178 mi). It entered service in 1933.
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In service | 1932–1957 |
Manufacturer | WUMAG |
Constructed | 1932 |
Number built | One 2-car set |
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Train length | 41,920 mm (137 ft 6+3⁄8 in) over buffers |
Width | 2,830 mm (9 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
Height | 4,080 mm (13 ft 4+5⁄8 in) |
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Wheelbase | 37,250 mm (122 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph) |
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Prime mover(s) | Maybach G05 (× 2) |
Engine type | 12-cyl diesel engine |
Traction motors | 2 × 302 kW (405 hp) |
Power output | 604 kW (810 hp) |
Transmission | Diesel-electric |
UIC classification | 2′Bo′2′ |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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