DB 180 010-1

DB 180 010-1

In the end of the eighties the electric overhead has reached the border between Czechoslovakia and Germany on both sides. As the both railway authorities (former CSD an DR) was using different electric systems for their lines (15 kV/16.7 Hz AC in Germany, 3 kV DC in the north of Czechoslovakia - now Czech Republic), there was emerging a need for two system electric locos, to avoid the time consuming double change of traction on both sides of the border (Bad Schandau and Decin). The CSD and DR decided to order such a loco by the SKODA works in Plzen (Pilsen, where the famous beer comes from) as this manufacturer had wide experience in production of two system engines. The engines was delivered 1991 (20 Ex. for DR where it becomes class 230, 15 Ex. for CSD as class 371). After the merger between DR and DB, the German locos changed to class 180.

The engines are used for passenger and cargo trains mainly on the Elbe valley line (Berlin-)Dresden-Praha but also for the relation Berlin-Frankfurt/Oder-Poland. To the highlights in their services counts the international passenger expresses like the famous 'vindobona' Berlin-Praha(Prague)-Wien(Vienna), the Hungaria, Balt-Orient-Express, etc. In the cargo services the most important is actually the 'RoLa'-service, what means 'rolling road' between Dresden-Friedrichstadt(D) and Lovosice(CZ). The road trucks are rolling on special waggons, their drivers takes place in a coach , avoiding so the difficult road passage trough the border region. On the other end of this route the trucks are rolling off the train and continuing their way on the road.
technical data of class 180 DB/class 371 CD:
manufacturer: SKODA Plzen
count: 20 (DB) + 15 (CD)
electric system: 15 kV/16.7 Hz AC
3 kV DC
length over bumpers: 16 800 mm
mass: 84 t
v max.: 120 km/h
max. power: 3260 kW

Author: Josef Pav

DB 180 010-1
• config.txt 24.13KB
db_180_art
db_180_art_512.texture.txt 75 bytes
db_180_art_512.tga 1.00MB
db_180_art_icon.texture.txt 77 bytes
db_180_art_icon.tga 32.53KB
db_180_body
180 db main.texture.txt 34 bytes
180 db main.tga 768.53KB
beschriftungen.texture.txt 63 bytes
beschriftungen.tga 256.53KB
cargo.texture.txt 45 bytes
cargo.tga 16.53KB
cd handbremse.texture.txt 61 bytes
cd handbremse.tga 128.53KB
db_180_body.pm 766.13KB
dklgrau.texture.txt 30 bytes
dklgrau.tga 1.28KB
env_metal.texture.txt 32 bytes
env_metal.tga 12.02KB
frontlogo.texture.txt 53 bytes
frontlogo.tga 32.53KB
hellgrau.texture.txt 31 bytes
hellgrau.tga 1.28KB
hmotnost gross.texture.txt 63 bytes
hmotnost gross.tga 256.53KB
kastenaufh_ngung.texture.txt 39 bytes
kastenaufh_ngung.tga 12.53KB
keks 64.texture.txt 49 bytes
keks 64.tga 16.53KB
lichter.texture.txt 30 bytes
lichter.tga 12.53KB
schwarzgrau.texture.txt 34 bytes
schwarzgrau.tga 1.28KB
skoda emblem2.texture.txt 36 bytes
skoda emblem2.tga 12.53KB
wischer.texture.txt 49 bytes
wischer.tga 4.53KB
db_180_shadow
black.texture.txt 28 bytes
black.tga 1.28KB
db_180_shadow.pm 70.87KB
• readme.txt 1.24KB