G 1206

Four-axle, diesel-hydraulic locomotive for line and heavy shunting service.

The G 1206 multi-purpose diesel locomotive forms the basis of Vossloh Locomotives’ range of centre-cab locomotives. This highly robust vehicle has become the standard locomotive of German industrial and private railways.

More than one hundred G 1206s have been built and are currently providing reliable service in nine European countries. As a truly European locomotive, it is regularly involved in cross-border traffic, mainly between Germany, France and the Netherlands.

The G 1206 was developed for heavy shunting service, above all in industrial companies. The locomotive is equipped with a specifically adapted, lower-output engine whose tractive power was optimised to suit the low speed range. All remaining locomotive components are identical in construction to the much tried-and-tested G 1206. The large number of identical parts provides for considerable savings during training, operation and maintenance.

Technical data	G 1206		G 1206-2
Year of delivery	since 1997		since 2007
Axle arrangement	BB		BB
Diesel engine	CAT 3512 B DITA-SC oder MTU 12 V 4000 R41		Cat 3508 B DITA-SC
Diesel engine output	1.500 kW		920 kW
Locomotive weight	80 – 90 t		84 - 90 t
Starting tractive effort at locomotive weight 87,3 t (µ = 0.33)	282 kN		282 kN
Max. speed	100 km/h		50 km/h
Quantity		162

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