Bavarian ES 1 DRG Class E 16 DB Class 116 DRG Class E 16
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Serial number Krauss: 8166–8175, 8420–8426, 8507–8508 Krauss-Maffei: 15356–15357 BBC: 5039–5048 Build date 1926–1927 1932–1933 Total produced 21
Specifications Configuration: • UIC 1′Do1′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in )Wheel diameter 1,640 mm (5 ft 4+ 5 ⁄8 in)Trailing dia. 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in)Wheelbase 12,600 mm (41 ft 4+ 1 ⁄8 in) • Axle spacing (Asymmetrical) 2,700 mm (8 ft 10+ 1 ⁄4 in) + 1,850 mm (6 ft 7 ⁄8 in) + 3,500 mm (11 ft 5+ 3 ⁄4 in) + 1,850 mm (6 ft 7 ⁄8 in) + 2,700 mm (8 ft 10+ 1 ⁄4 in)Length: • Over headstocks 15,000 mm (49 ft 2+ 1 ⁄2 in) • Over buffers 16,300 mm (53 ft 5+ 3 ⁄4 in)Axle load 20.1 t (19.8 long tons; 22.2 short tons) Adhesive weight 80.2 t (78.9 long tons; 88.4 short tons) Service weight 110.8 t (109.1 long tons; 122.1 short tons) Electric system/s 15 kV 16+ 2 ⁄3 Hz AC Catenary Current pickup(s) Pantograph Traction motors 4 Transmission Buchli drive Running step switch Hand-operated lever-type starter (Flachbahnwähler ) with twin contacts, transition resistors and 8 power shift gears (Lastschaltern ) Gear ratio 51:134
Performance figures Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph) Power output: • 1 hour E 16 01-10: 2,340 kW (3,140 hp) @ 88 km/h (55 mph) E 16 11-17: 2,580 kW (3,460 hp) E 16 18-21: 2,944 kW (3,948 hp) • Continuous E 16 01-10: 2,020 kW (2,710 hp) @ 94.3 km/h (58.6 mph) E 16 11-17: 2,400 kW (3,200 hp) E 16 18-21: 2,655 kW (3,560 hp) Power index E 16 01-10: 21.15 kW/t E 16 11-17: 23.3 kW/t E 16 18-21: 26.6 kW/t Tractive effort : • Starting E 16 01-10: 14,500 kp (142,000 N; 32,000 lbf ) E 16 11-21: 20,000 kp (200,000 N; 44,000 lbf )
Career Numbers K.Bay.Sts.E: 21 001 – 21 010 DRG E 16 01 – E 16 21 DB 116 001 – 116 021 Retired 1980
The DRG Class E 16 were German electric locomotives in service with the Bavarian Group Administration of the Deutsche Reichsbahn , and were conceived as motive power for express trains. They were initially designated as the Bavarian Class ES 1 , before being incorporated into the DRG numbering plan as E 16 .