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DR Class E 79
Type and origin
Builder
J. A. Maffei Pöge Elektrizitäts AG (electr. components)
Build date
1923
Total produced
2
Specifications
Gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Electric system/s
15 kV 16+2⁄3 Hz AC
Current pickup(s)
catenary
Performance figures
Maximum speed
65 km/h
Power output:
• Continuous
1,480 kW
Career
Numbers
E 79 01–02
Retired
1939/40
The DRG Class E 79 (originally ordered as Bavarian Class EG 4) was one of the goods train electric locomotive classes procured by the Bavarian Group Administration of the Deutsche Reichsbahn for the line from Freilassing to Berchtesgaden. The two engines, delivered in 1927, were scrapped however as early as the start of the Second World War.
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