The OSE class A.101 (Krupp V60), also known as Κruppάκι-Κruppάκια (Kroupaki, "Little Krupp"), due to its small size, only 10 meters long, is, along with the class A.201, the oldest series of locomotive operated by TRAINOSE and is part fleet of the OSE. It is a diesel-powered, built in 1962 by Krupp[2] for SEK and was put into operation at OSE in 1971, with its foundation. It has a MTW GTO 6 diesel engine[3][4] with combined power of 478 kW[2] and reaching speeds of up to 70 km / h in freight and local trains, and 30 in shunting operations.[5]

OSE A.101
Α.104 in Thessaloniki
Type and origin
Build date1962-1968
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARC
GaugeStandard
Wheel diameter1,2 m.:[1]
Power supplyHydraulic diesel oil
TransmissionHydraulic
Performance figures
Maximum speed70 km/h
Power output478 kW
Career
OperatorsTrainOSE
NumbersΑ.101-Α.130

Class A.101 locomotives are based in the Rentis depot,[6] where they are preserved.[7] They had three axles that were coupled with rods, with 950 hop, made from a fully welded frame and weighing 51 tons.[5] The driver's cab was soundproofed with good visibility for operation to either direction. It was one of the most successful choices of the Greek Railways.[5]

Route[5] edit

Today only 2 such locomotives are available for shunting in Northern Greece, and specifically in Thessaloniki. The A116 works and more rarely the A110 only for wagon maneuvers.

List of locomotives edit

The following table summarizes the class[8]

DH Krupp V60 locomotives
ΟΣΕ A-101 C dh Krupp 4464 1962
ΟΣΕ Α-102-4 C dh Krupp 4465 1962
ΟΣΕ Α-103-2 C dh Krupp 4466 1962
ΟΣΕ Α-104-0 C dh Krupp 4467 1962
ΟΣΕ Α-105-7 C dh Krupp 4468 1962
ΟΣΕ Α-106-5 C dh Krupp 4469 1962
ΟΣΕ Α-107-3 C dh Krupp 4470 1962
ΟΣΕ A-108 C dh Krupp 4811 1965
ΟΣΕ A-109 C dh Krupp 4812 1965
ΟΣΕ A-110 C dh Krupp 4813 1965
ΟΣΕ A-111 C dh Krupp 4814 1965
ΟΣΕ A-112 C dh Krupp 4815 1965
ΟΣΕ A-113 C dh Krupp 4816 1965
ΟΣΕ A-114 C dh Krupp 4817 1965
ΟΣΕ A-115 C dh Krupp 4818 1965
ΟΣΕ A-116 C dh Krupp 4819 1965
ΟΣΕ A-117 C dh Krupp 4820 1965
ΟΣΕ A-118 C dh Krupp 4821 1965
ΟΣΕ A-119 C dh Krupp 4864 1967
ΟΣΕ A-120 C dh Krupp 4865 1967
ΟΣΕ A-121 C dh Krupp 4866 1967
ΟΣΕ A-122 C dh Krupp 4867 1967
ΟΣΕ A-123 C dh Krupp 4868 1967
ΟΣΕ A-124 C dh Krupp 4869 1967
ΟΣΕ A-125 C dh Krupp 4870 1967
ΟΣΕ A-126 C dh Krupp 4871 1967
ΟΣΕ A-127 C dh Krupp 4872 1967
ΟΣΕ A-128 C dh Krupp 4873 1967
ΟΣΕ A-129 C dh Krupp 4874 1967
ΟΣΕ A-130 C dh Krupp 4875 1967

History[5] edit

As early as 1951, the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) had designed for shunting purposes a type of diesel-hydraulic locomotive, named V60, which was later numbered 260, 261 and 362, which numbered 962 machines,[9] manufactured by nearly all German industries: Krupp, Henschel, Esslingen, Krauss-Maffei, etc. As early as 1955, they were delivered in Norway, Yugoslavia (later Croatia), Belgium, Turkey and Israel. In Greece, SEK purchased between the years 1962-1968 30 such locomotives, numbered A101 - A130.

Livery edit

 
A.101 class locomotives used to have yellow text in their old livery. Here, A.129 at Thessaloniki in 2008

The livery consist of a white vertical stripe on a brown color covering the largest surface of the vehicles.

References edit

  1. ^ [1], επιπλέον κείμενο.
  2. ^ a b "Railfaneurope.net". www.railfaneurope.net. Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  3. ^ J., Obermayer, Horst (1974). Taschenbuch Deutsche Diesellokomotiven mit Kleinlokomotiven (3. Aufl ed.). Stuttgart: Franckh. ISBN 3440039323. OCLC 29630875.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Arno., Bretschneider; Manfred., Traube (1997). Die Baureihe V 60 das Arbeitstier der DB. Freiburg [Breisgau]: EK-Verl. ISBN 3882558040. OCLC 75907281.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Railtv". www.railtv.gr. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  6. ^ GEORGE GBIDIS (2014-09-21), ΟΣΕ ΡΕΝΤΗΣ ΜΑΙ KRUPP FAUR ΚΑΙ ALCO, retrieved 2018-08-06
  7. ^ "George Dogoritis: Krupp A.113 at Redis Depot". World of Railways. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  8. ^ "Locomotive database - 1435mm.net". 1435mm.net. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  9. ^ "Railtv". www.railtv.gr. Retrieved 2019-04-29.