Henschel DH 440

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Length9.44 m (30 ft 11+5⁄8 in)Loco weight40.5 t (39.9 long tons; 44.6 short tons)Prime moverMAN W8V17,5/22ARPM range1100[1]Engine typeStraight-8 four-stroke diesel[2][1]Cylinders8Cylinder size175 mm × 220 mm (6.9 in × 8.7 in)[1]Transmissionhydraulic, Voith L37U
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Power output440 hp (330 kW)

The DH 440 is a type of diesel-hydraulic locomotive built by Henschel in 1956–58 as one of their second-generation diesel locomotive types. They had wheel arrangement C, with three axles powered through a jackshaft.

Six units of the type were built,[3] of which three were bought by the Danish State Railways (DSB) and designated Class MH, numbered 201–203. These formed the basis for the 120 locomotives MH 301–420, built by Danish company Frichs without licence from Henschel.[4] The other three units were purchased by different German industrial railways.

References

  1. ^ a b c Poulsen 2013, p. 97.
  2. ^ Olesen 2005, pp. 160–164.
  3. ^ Poulsen 2013, p. 89.
  4. ^ Poulsen 2013, pp. 92–93.
  • Olesen, Thomas Nørgaard (2005). Lokomotivfabrikken Frichs (in Danish). Dansk Jernbane-Klub. ISBN 87-87050-52-8.
  • Poulsen, John (2013). MotorMateriel 8: Motormateriellet fra tyske fabrikker efter 1945 (in Danish). Bane Bøger. ISBN 978-87-91434-37-2.
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