Source: eisenbahnfreunde-berlin.net
Class 250
Also known as:
Class 155
UIC / EVN numbering:
91 80 6 155Vehicle type:
Registration country:
1974
In the mid-1960s, it became apparent that engine Classes 211 and
242, in production since 1961, were not powerful enough, so
DR - German Reich Railways built a new,
6-axles, electric locomotive suitable for all classes of
traffic.
In 1974 three prototypes were built by LEW Hennigsdorf, the leading builder of railway locomotives in the GDR.
In 1974 three prototypes were built by LEW Hennigsdorf, the leading builder of railway locomotives in the GDR.
1977
A series of 270 locomotives were delivered between 1977 and 1984.
They were mainly used for heavy cargo trains as well as the fast
Städteexpress-train services of DR (comparable with the DB
InterCity service).
1992
In the course of time, especially as a result of the reunification
of GDR and FRG, the transport of heavy goods increasingly shifted
from rail to road. The Class 250 series became redundant in East
German freight train traffic and some locomotives were transferred
to DB - German Federal Railways and registered as
Class 155.
Sources: https://www.eisenbahnfreunde-berlin.net/en/dr-class-250/
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