The most important of Germany's Electrics!

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While Germany invested early on heavily into electric traction, it wasn't until the late 1950s, electric locomotives emerged in large numbers by modern standards. But one of them outcompeted them all and became the backbone of West Germany's goods traffic: The E 40, or better known as BR 140!
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:20 Development
1:13 Production
2:00 Numbers
2:30 Brakes
3:25 Variants
6:06 Legacy
7:27 Outro

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@the_vehicle_spotter 19 күн бұрын

Very nice video. Im really fascinated in the German railways but unfortunately I don’t speak German so i don’t understand it much. So thanks for having this in English. But it would be fantastic if you made a video of the Br 218😄

@sihocolus 19 күн бұрын

Because of its recent Release as DLC for the Video Game "Train Sim World 4"? 😅

@the_vehicle_spotter 19 күн бұрын

@@sihocolus⁠ njaaa well it’s always been interesting but of course a bit more when i bought it for TSW4. But generally i found some information myself about the loco which i found fascinating. Although not that much since I don’t understand German that well

@MacG467_ 19 күн бұрын

I can't say this enough times: you bring so much detailed information that it amazes me! Another fantastic video!

@steelbridgemodels 19 күн бұрын

Thank you for your kind words! I'm trying my best!

@Lenaneko 19 күн бұрын

I find the Class 139's from Lokomotion very interesting. Most of them are modernised with LED lights and modern train control systems, even ETCS as far as I know. It's nice to see, that this old locomotive is still needed so much, that some EVU still put so much effort into them. Also Bayernbahn is a mention worth here i say. Loved this Video about this Class

@sihocolus 19 күн бұрын

I would like to see anything about the ET series Trains, the 165, 166 and 167. Some of them where put in Service in Soviet union and Poland after WW2, but would like to know more about them.

@uncipaws7643 12 күн бұрын

One modification not mentioned in the video is the replacement of the original DBS54 pantographs with extension coil springs by pneumatically operated single-arm pantographs (Stemmann DSA series) towards the end of the career, still found in the remaining units working for private operators. The new pantographs can detect damage by means of a pneumatic tube and will be lowered immediately, thereby reducing damage to the overhead wires. Only part of the series are equipped for multiple traction and push-pull operation. This has been retrofitted in a few units. There have also been some bogie swaps resulting in class 110 renumbered to 140. Class 139 and part of the 140 had small snowplows. Also the signalling systems were modified as needed, a number of units received LZB, though none of them have ETCS.

@muir8009 19 күн бұрын

Thanks

@steelbridgemodels 18 күн бұрын

Thank you for your support!

@peterforden5917 19 күн бұрын

A class that often appears in pre-war film scenes is the v-36 and it's family of derivative diesels, But...I can find no information about them in English! , this is astounding because they shunted the massive rail guns that exchanged fire with British rail guns near Dover at the appropriately called "hell-fire corner", the fact that they look similar to certain L.M.S. diesel loco's they should be of interest to any modeller of early diesel shunters and there are some great models available to modellers, Sorry for bringing up the now nearly century old unpleasantness between our nations. but little is available and YOU are fast becoming the 'go to' source of information on a little known ( to us in Eire and the U.K. at the very least!) German railway, please continue this amazingly informative work :)

@theempirestrikesback2939 19 күн бұрын

Interesting information you give. Until now I only had the knowledge of the Baureihe [class] V188 hauling any german rail guns. I assume you mean shunting operation in France on mainland europe. Interesting for me on the other hand would be if ever any British designs (esp. WD 8F 2-8-0 / 2-10-0) reached German ground when the allies did free Germany from the Nazi regime.

@uncipaws7643 12 күн бұрын

V36 was also a big series, starting as a military locomotive but DB received more of them post-war because the V60 wasn't completed yet. One problem was limited visibility because of the high hood, so some locomotives received different versions of elevated cabs resulting in a rather peculiar look. These were mostly used for shunting and local freight trains, only rarely with passenger trains (old "Donnerbüchse" cars with individual coal heating).

@greendude96 12 күн бұрын

Awesome video! I actually got a class 140 from Press as a replacement loco on the Stockholm-Berlin sleeper train i took in April. Now i get why some people were so excited about it, why it was doing only 110, and why the whistle sounded like a steam locomotive one 😅 This video really makes me appreciate the chaos that resulted in the chance i had to see this lovely locomotive still in action 🥺

@muir8009 19 күн бұрын

Brilliant video as always. Just one minor technical detail: the big lever for the driver to pull underneath the locomotive to change from overhead pantograph pickup to stud contact... ;)

@steelbridgemodels 18 күн бұрын

How could I forget about this crucial detail! Haha!

@lukasilskens2051 19 күн бұрын

Love it The Einheitseloks are so Awesome. Modell looks great as well. Keep it up.

@steelbridgemodels 19 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@SalmanMentos 19 күн бұрын

Really cool

@CelestialCaboose2472 19 күн бұрын

I've always loved stories like this of now vintage locomotives staying in service up for way longer then they were ever intended too becauze they were just that good. My personal favorite is the Santa Fe Baldwin V1000 that became the infamous "Beep" over here in north america.

@danielfield2570 17 күн бұрын

This is great, I’d love to know more about German Railways but I unfortunately don’t speak german. Thanks for this, from the U.K. 🇬🇧

@user-ip2mr1zr8i 19 күн бұрын

Very cool video bro just awesome

@robertbalazslorincz8218 19 күн бұрын

Can you do a video about the SNCF BB 9400 and maybe even the MÁV V43 class? (The design of the latter was derived from the former, albeit there were a lot of redesigns so as to solve issues that came up.)

@cyberkidmfb 18 күн бұрын

Could you make a video on the unification of East and West German railways? What challenges did they face with regards to locomotive power and rolling stock? Any interesting stories?

@chickenpommes19 18 күн бұрын

Unification was a gift from above for the west german DB, as they were short on rolling stock during that time. Many of the now redundant (economic collapse meant significantly fewer demand vfor both freight and commuter trains) East german BR143 were transferred to the west to pull commuter trains in regions like the Ruhr and around cologne as well as in southern germany, which in turn freed up the BR111 to haul other services such as the new InterRegio and regular regional services or even some InterCity.

@COPPAS70 19 күн бұрын

Very nice indeed. Your videos are superbly done and much appreciated. Also, as a Swede I do understand German to some extent, but the information given in English here is way easier to take in.

@Zugdurchfahrt311 19 күн бұрын

Isn't the BR 151 also of the same Einheitslok family

@lukasilskens2051 19 күн бұрын

Yes and No. Rather No, the borrow design Conzepts, but the Einheitseloks are E10, E40/41 and E50

@steelbridgemodels 19 күн бұрын

Strictly speaking, the 151 does not belong to this family, but as one of the successors of the Einheitslokomotiven shares many similarities like the similar body shape.

@thomasgabler3476 18 күн бұрын

@@steelbridgemodels Not only similarities, many electric parts are identical.