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German diesel-hydraulic locomotive

DH 440

RWE 2 at the Rheinisches Industriebahnmuseum, Nippes (2010).

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Builder	Henschel
Build date	1956–1958
Total produced	6

Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC	C
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length	9.44 m (30 ft 11+5⁄8 in)
Loco weight	40.5 t (39.9 long tons; 44.6 short tons)
Prime mover	MAN W8V17,5/22A
RPM range	1100
Engine type	Straight-8 four-stroke diesel
Cylinders	8
Cylinder size	175 mm × 220 mm (6.9 in × 8.7 in)
Transmission	hydraulic, Voith L37U

Performance figures
Maximum speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Power output	440 hp (330 kW)

The DH 440 is a type of diesel-hydraulic locomotive built by Henschel in 1956–58 as one of their second-generation diesel locomotive types. They had wheel arrangement C, with three axles powered through a jackshaft.

Six units of the type were built, of which three were bought by the Danish State Railways (DSB) and designated Class MH, numbered 201–203. These formed the basis for the 120 locomotives MH 301–420, built by Danish company Frichs without licence from Henschel. The other three units were purchased by different German industrial railways.

References

^ Poulsen 2013, p. 97.
Olesen 2005, pp. 160–164.
Poulsen 2013, p. 89.
Poulsen 2013, pp. 92–93.

Olesen, Thomas Nørgaard (2005). Lokomotivfabrikken Frichs (in Danish). Dansk Jernbane-Klub. ISBN 87-87050-52-8.
Poulsen, John (2013). MotorMateriel 8: Motormateriellet fra tyske fabrikker efter 1945 (in Danish). Bane Bøger. ISBN 978-87-91434-37-2.

External links

Henschel - DH 440 at rangierdiesel.de (in German)
DSB Litra MH at jernbanen.dk (in Danish)

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