Diesel locomotive 236 216 of the German Federal Railway.
■ Version without raised cab
■ Enlarged cooling water expansion tank
■ Additional fuel tanks on the engine hood
Diesel locomotives of the type WR 360 C 14 were originally operated
by the German Wehrmacht for use in strategically important
locations. At the end of the Second World War, they were put into
operation for many civilian uses. Although the V 36 continued to
run, curiously enough, under the same name in both East and West
Germany after the war, they were in fact two substantially
different versions of the same locomotive: The DB model featured
two additional fuel tanks on the engine front end to increase the
locomotive’s range. In addition, the DB V 36 was provided with a
DB-type front radiator grille and a cooling water expansion tank on
the front end. The side fan grilles were closed up using panelling
and there was no side maintenance flap on the front end. The last
locomotive of this type was operated by the DB under the
designation class 236 until 1981.
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