DRG Class E 16
Encyclopedia
The DRG Class E 16 were German electric locomotive
s in service with the Bavarian Group Administration
of the Deutsche Reichsbahn
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.
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 Between 1973 and 1980 the engines were gradually withdrawn from service.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.
, 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, one 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.
Electric locomotive
An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from overhead lines, a third rail or an on-board energy storage device...
s in service with the Bavarian Group Administration
Bavarian Group Administration
The Bavarian Group Administration or Gruppenverwaltung Bayern was a largely autonomous railway administration within the Deutsche Reichsbahn between the two world wars...
of the Deutsche Reichsbahn
Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft
The Deutsche Reichsbahn – was the name of the German national railway created from the railways of the individual states of the German Empire following the end of World War I....
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.
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
Locomotive classification of the Deutsche Bundesbahn
Originally, both Deutsche Bundesbahn and Deutsche Reichsbahn continued the classification system of the Deutsche Reichsbahn - see also a short overview of the numbering system of the German railways. When UIC introduced a new classification system that could be processed by the computers of the...
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 driveBuchli drive
The Buchli drive is a transmission system used in electric locomotives. It was named after its inventor, Swiss engineer Jakob Buchli [Deutsch]. The drive is a fully spring-loaded drive, in which each floating axle has an individual motor, that is placed in the spring mounted locomotive frame...
, 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, one the other just the bare spoked wheels. The E 16 is the only German locomotive class with Buchli drives.
The Brown, Boveri Cie (BBC)
Brown, Boveri & Cie
Brown, Boveri & Cie was a Swiss group of electrical engineering companies.It was founded in Baden, Switzerland, in 1891 by Charles Eugene Lancelot Brown and Walter Boveri who worked at the Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon. In 1970 BBC took over the Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon...
was responsible for the designs.
Preserved Locomotives
The following E 16 locomotives have been preserved:- E 16 03 DB Museum Koblenz-Lützel
- E 16 07 Freilassing Locomotive WorldFreilassing Locomotive WorldThe Freilassing Locomotive World is a railway museum in the Berchtesgadener Land, which is operated with the cooperation of the town of Freilassing and the Deutsches Museum. The museum is located on the site of the former Freilassing locomotive shed which belongs to the Deutsche Bahn AG and houses...
in FreilassingFreilassingFreilassing is a municipality of some 16,000 inhabitants situated in the southeastern corner of Bavaria, Germany. It belongs to the "Regierungsbezirk" Oberbayern and the "Landkreis" of Berchtesgadener Land... - E 16 08 Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway MuseumDarmstadt-Kranichstein Railway MuseumThe Darmstadt-Kranichstein Railway Museum a railway museum in the German city of Darmstadt. It is also the largest railway museum in the state of Hesse....
- E 16 09 Augsburg Railway ParkAugsburg Railway ParkThe Augsburg Railway Park is a railway museum in Augsburg on part of the former Augsburg locomotive shed owned by the Deutsche Bahn. At present the Railway Park is still under construction and is therefore only open to visitors for certain exhibitions. It will be officially re-opened on 13 April...
Literature
- Horst J. Obermayer: Taschenbuch Deutsche Elektrolokomotiven. 7. Auflage, Franckh 'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1986; ISBN 3-440-03754-1
See also
External links
- There is a relevant English-language forum at Railways of Germany
- There is a relevant model picture of the E 16