Krauss-Maffei ML 500 C

Krauss-Maffei ML 500 C
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-hydraulic
BuilderKrauss-Maffei
Build date1954–1966
Total produced56
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte6wDH
 • UICC
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter1,100 m (3,608 ft 11+1⁄8 in)
Minimum curve50 m (160 ft)
Wheelbase3.000 m (9 ft 10+1⁄8 in)
Length:
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 • Over buffers8.400 m (27 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
Width3.100 m (10 ft 2 in)
Height4.190 m (13 ft 9 in)
Axle load16–18 t (16–18 long tons; 18–20 short tons)
Service weight48–54 t (47–53 long tons; 53–60 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel fuel
Fuel capacity1,300 L (290 imp gal; 340 US gal)
Prime moverMB 836 Bb
RPM:​
 • Maximum RPM1500 rpm
Engine type4 stroke, 6 cylinder in-line engine
AspirationDiesel exhaust driven supercharger
TransmissionHydraulic
Performance figures
Maximum speed29 km/h (18 mph) / 58 km/h (36 mph)
Power output500 PS (368 kW; 493 hp)
Career
NumbersDB: V 50 001 – V 50 002

The Krauss-Maffei ML 500 C industrial and works locomotive was built between 1954 and 1966 by Krauss-Maffei.

When the Wilhelmsburg Industrial Railway (Wilhelmsburger Industriebahn) was taken in 1962 two units ended up in the Deutsche Bundesbahn fleet and were incorporated in it as DB Class V 50. Because there were sufficient Class V 60 locomotives available at that time, the two 'loners' were sold in 1964.

No. V 50 001 joined the Verden-Walsrode Railway Company, which re-sold it in 1983 to the track construction firm of NEWAG. In 1995 it was bought by the Scheufelen Oberlenningen paper factory. In 2003 the Württemberg Private Railway Museum at Nürtingen (WPN) took over the former works engine. It is now stationed at Neuffen and is operated by the Railway Vehicle Preservation Company (Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung von Schienenfahrzeugen) or GES.

See also