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Krauss-Maffei ML 500 C
Type and origin Power type Diesel-hydraulic Builder Krauss-Maffei Build date 1954–1966 Total produced 56
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 6wDH  • UIC C Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Wheel diameter 1,100 m (3,608 ft 11+1⁄8 in) Minimum curve 50 m (160 ft) Wheelbase 3.000 m (9 ft 10+1⁄8 in) Length: ​  • Over buffers 8.400 m (27 ft 6+3⁄4 in) Width 3.100 m (10 ft 2 in) Height 4.190 m (13 ft 9 in) Axle load 16–18 t (16–18 long tons; 18–20 short tons) Service weight 48–54 t (47–53 long tons; 53–60 short tons) Fuel type Diesel fuel Fuel capacity 1,300 L (290 imp gal; 340 US gal) Prime mover MB 836 Bb RPM: ​  • Maximum RPM 1500 rpm Engine type 4 stroke, 6 cylinder in-line engine Aspiration Diesel exhaust driven supercharger Transmission Hydraulic
Performance figures Maximum speed 29 km/h (18 mph) / 58 km/h (36 mph) Power output 500 PS (368 kW; 493 hp)
Career Numbers DB: V 50 001 – V 50 002

The Krauss-Maffei ML 500 C industrial and works locomotive was built between 1954 and 1966 by Krauss-Maffei.

When the Wilhelmsburg Industrial Railway (Wilhelmsburger Industriebahn) was taken in 1962 two units ended up in the Deutsche Bundesbahn fleet and were incorporated in it as DB Class V 50. Because there were sufficient Class V 60 locomotives available at that time, the two 'loners' were sold in 1964.

No. V 50 001 joined the Verden-Walsrode Railway Company, which re-sold it in 1983 to the track construction firm of NEWAG. In 1995 it was bought by the Scheufelen Oberlenningen paper factory. In 2003 the Württemberg Private Railway Museum at Nürtingen (WPN) took over the former works engine. It is now stationed at Neuffen and is operated by the Railway Vehicle Preservation Company (Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung von Schienenfahrzeugen) or GES.

See also

• Deutsche Bundesbahn
• List of DB locomotives and railbuses

External links

• The Class ML 500 C at rangierdiesel.de

v t e Classes of German diesel locomotives
Deutsche Bundesbahn (pre-1968) see also DB locomotives	Köf III V 20 V 29 V 36 V 45 V 50 V 51 V 52 V 60 V 65 V 80 V 88 V 90 V 100 V 160 V 162 V 169 V 188 V 200 V 300 V 320
Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) (pre-1970) see also DR locomotives	Kö Köf I Kö II HF 130 C V 15 V 30 C V 36 K V 36 V 60 V 75 V 100 V 180 V 200
Deutsche Bundesbahn (1968–1994) see also DB locomotives	201 202 210 211–214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 230 232 236 240 245 V50 251 252 259 260, 261 265 270 279 280 V88 288 290, 291 299 331, 332, 333, 335
Deutsche Reichsbahn (GDR) (1970–1994) see also DR locomotives	100.0 100.1–9 101 102.0 102.1 103 105 106 107 108–115 118 119 120 130, 131 132 142 199.0 Kö 199.0–1 199.3 199.8 V 36 K
Deutsche Bahn AG (post-1994) see also DBAG locomotives	201–204 210.4 211–214 215 216 217 218 219 220 223 225 226 228 229 232–234 240 241 242 245 and 246 247 (EMD 66) 247 (Vectron) 250 253 259 260 and 261 264 266 275 285 290, 291, 294–296 298 333, 335 344–347 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 760

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