Tm Köf II (ex Schmutz)

Builder KHD Deutz
Year built 1944
Works number 47304 (ex 5208, 321 105-9, 323 967-0)
Weight in working order 17 tonnes
Length over body 6 392 mm (6 045 mm = 19 feet 10 inches)
Wheelbase 2 500 mm
Maximum speed 45 km/h (25 mph)
Power 128 hp (94 kW)
Driving wheel diameter 850 mm (820 mm = 2 feet 8 inches)
Fuel capacity 200 liters diesel
Type / construction A6M 517 R / B-bh

Köf II 47304 (ex DRB 5208, then 321 105-9, 323 967-0) :

Mutations
21.02.1944 Delivery to the DRB - Deutsche Reichsbahn - Kbf 5208
30.03.1944 Reception
07.09.1949 => DB - Deutsche Bundesbahn Kbf 5208
01.01.1968 Renumbering according to the pattern UIC : 321 105-9
22.05.1968 Reconstruction in 323 967-0
26.02.1979 z-Stellung
31.12.1979 Ausmusterung [Weiden (Oberpfalz)]
__.__.198x to Elisabeth Layritz GmbH, Penzberg
__.__.1984 to Ueli Schmutz Aciers SA, Fleurier (CH)
__.__.2003 to VVT - Vapeur Val-de-Travers, St-Sulpice/NE (CH)
Swiss name : Tm 2/2 Köf II"

Although only small, this german shunter can haul two or three hundred tonnes.

A White diesel engine drives the axles via a hydraulic converter and chain driven transmission. The low footplate makes it easy to board or alight.

For supplementary information, please visit this page in French or German or ask for an automatic translation by Google.

Source / links :

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRG_Kleinlokomotive_Leistungsgruppe_II

http://www.Deutsche-Kleinloks.de, umfangreiche Datenbank aller Köf

http://www.kleinlok.de

http://www.db-loks.de/tfz/323.html

http://www.voisin.ch/vvt/ : 03.02.2008