DB Class 240

DB Class 240
The last operational DB Class 240, now owned by and in the livery of the Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder MaK, Krupp, and ABB Model DE 1024 Build date 1989 Total produced 3[1]
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Co′Co′[1] Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1] Length 20.960 m (68 ft 9 in)[1] Width 4.175 m (13 ft 8 in)[1] Height 2.910 m (9 ft 7 in)[1] Loco weight 117 t (115 long tons; 129 short tons)[1] Fuel type Diesel fuel Fuel capacity 5,000 L (1,100 imp gal; 1,300 US gal)[1] Prime mover MaK 12M282[1] Alternator WB630K8 Traction motors 6FRA3368, (6 of) Train heating Electric Loco brake Air Train brakes Air
Performance figures Maximum speed 160 km/h (99 mph)[1] Power output 2,650 kW (3,550 hp)[1] Tractive effort Starting: 405 kN (91,000 lbf)[1]
Career Operators Deutsche Bundesbahn, Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln Numbers DB 240 001 to DB 240 003, HGK EN 11 to 13 Disposition 240 003: in service 240 002: fire damaged, later rebuilt as electro-diesel Voith Futura 240 001: retired and retained for spares

The DB Class 240 are a class of Co′Co′ diesel-electric locomotives which were produced in the 1980s by MaK in collaboration with Krupp and ABB as DE 1024 as prototypes/technology demonstrators for a possible future order from the Deutsche Bundesbahn.

Three units were made, but no orders arose, at least in part due to the Reunification of Germany making similarly specified DR Class 132s available in large numbers.