The class MH was a class of diesel-hydraulic locomotives of the Danish State Railways (DSB), built by Danish manufacturer Frichs. A total of 120 units, numbered 301–420, were delivered between 1960 and 1965. They were primarily used for shunting and light freight traffic.
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Their design was strongly based on that of the slightly earlier MH 201–203 built by Henschel, using the same MAN diesel engine and Voith hydraulic transmission.[5]
Apart from a few units damaged in accidents, the locomotives were mostly retired between the late 1980s and 2000.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d Løvborg & Mogensen 2000, p. 11.
- ^ a b c Christensen & Poulsen 2009, p. 207.
- ^ a b c Lauritsen 1997, p. 27.
- ^ Olesen 2005, pp. 161–164.
- ^ Poulsen 2013, p. 93.
- ^ Christensen & Poulsen 2009, pp. 208–209.
Bibliography
edit- Christensen, Peter; Poulsen, John (2009). MotorMateriel 7: Motormateriellet fra Frichs og Scandia 1932-1978 (in Danish). Bane Bøger. ISBN 978-87-91434-23-5.
- Lauritsen, Tom (1997). Danske lokomotiver og motorvogne 1997 (in Danish). Frank Stenvalls Förlag. ISBN 91-7266-141-0.
- Løvborg, Eilert; Mogensen, Peter, eds. (2000). DSB materiel i drift (in Danish) (2nd ed.). DSB drift. ISBN 87-7025-011-1.
- 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
editWikimedia Commons has media related to DSB MH.
- DSB Litra MH at jernbanen.dk (in Danish)