DR 877 a/b Flying Hamburger (Fliegender Hamburger)
The express unit before its first trial run to Hamburg at Lehrter station in Berlin.
In service
1932–1957
Manufacturer
WUMAG
Constructed
1932
Number built
One 2-car set
Fleet numbers
DRG: 877a/b
DB: VT04 000a/b
Operators
Deutsche Reichsbahn (1932–1939)
Deutsche Bundesbahn (1949–1957)
Specifications
Train length
41,920 mm (137 ft 6+3⁄8 in) over buffers
Width
2,830 mm (9 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Height
4,080 mm (13 ft 4+5⁄8 in)
Wheel diameter
Driving: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Carrying: 900 mm (2 ft 11+3⁄8 in)
Wheelbase
37,250 mm (122 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Maximum speed
160 km/h (99 mph)
Weight
Empty: 77.4 t (76.2 long tons; 85.3 short tons)
Service: 85.0 t (83.7 long tons; 93.7 short tons)
Prime mover(s)
Maybach G05 (× 2)
Engine type
12-cyl diesel engine
Traction motors
2 × 302 kW (405 hp)
Power output
604 kW (810 hp)
Transmission
Diesel-electric
UIC classification
2′Bo′2′
Track gauge
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
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