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22-719: [REDACTED] Look up locomotor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Locomotor may refer to: Locomotor , the Dutch equivalent of the German Kleinlokomotive , a locomotive of small size and low power for light shunting duties Locomotor activity Locomotor ataxia Locomotor effects of shoes Locomotor stimulation Locomotor system (disambiguation) See also [ edit ] Locomotion (disambiguation) Locomotive (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

44-587: A foot pedal. Transmission was achieved from the engine using simple roller chains on both axles. The locomotives only had a foot brake and no compressed air brake . The first type of Einheitskleinlokomotive was further evolved in 1935 into a more robust and powerful model. This was given a much stronger frame and more powerful engine. Due to their greater weight these locomotives were allowed to range outside of stations. In order to be able to use home-produced fuels, from 1942 to 1945 many locomotives were converted and driven on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). After

66-570: A new power group III was introduced for Kleinlokomotiven with an engine power output over 150 PS and they were allocated operating numbers from 10000 to 20000. In 1960, the Deutsche Bundesbahn changed the code letter s to a . Beginning on 1 January 1968, Kleinlokomotiven in the DB were placed into new classes in the 300 series. The second figure indicated the power class (based on the 1955 groups). The third digit varied depending on top speed and

88-678: A result of the new numbering scheme two of the trials engines from 1930 were also included in Class I. These were locomotives V 6016 and V 6017 (from 1931 Kö 0001 and Kö 0002) delivered by the Fürst-Stolberg-Hütte works at Ilsenburg . They did not acquit themselves well due to numerous defects and were retired again by 1932. Whilst, as early as 1931, the DRG had issued several specifications for locomotives in Class II, for Class I it simply ordered locomotives of

110-486: A specific third letter and those whose batteries were charged by a diesel or petrol engine were classified as Köe and Kbe respectively. These letters were followed by a four-figure number, which indicated the power of the Kleinlok . Locomotives in power group ( Leistungsgruppe ) I were given numbers up to 3999; locomotives in power group II numbers from 4000 onwards. The numbers ran sequentially within each group. In 1944,

132-463: A standard, small locomotive ( Einheitskleinlokomotive ) for the DRG. This was heavily based on the latest delivery from Gmeinder. As a result, the entire locomotive, apart from the diesel engine, was standardised. The footplate on the locomotives was open at the sides and all controls were duplicated on both sides of the engine. The Kleinlokomotiven had buffers and a very simple shunting coupling, that could be automatically coupled and then released using

154-542: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kleinlokomotive After testing several trials locomotives, the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRG) placed various types of such locomotives into service from 1930 onwards. Industrial lines and railway workshops generally procured engines of the same design. In Switzerland Kleinlokomotiven were used as light rail motor tractors. In order to speed up goods traffic and meet

176-601: The Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRG) after trials had been carried out on several prototype locomotives in 1930. The power source for these locomotives was either a diesel or petrol engine . After the Deutsche Reichsbahn had initially obtained several trials locomotives in 1930, it took delivery of production Kleinloks in 1931 and split them into two classes or 'power groups'. Locomotives in power group I, with an engine power of up to 40 PS (29 kW), were intended for shunting at small stations and in simple situations. As

198-894: The French Eastern Railway , in 1925 by the Danish State Railway , in 1925 by the Dutch Railways , and in 1927 by the Reichsbahn - were very promising. As a result, in 1930, the Deutsche Reichsbahn issued the first orders to various manufacturers for a total of 18 trials locomotives. A 1927 shunting unit delivered by the Berliner Maschinenbau AG to the Dutch State Railways served as a prototype. These vehicles were very different from one another, with varying performance. For its subsequent orders, in 1931 and 1932,

220-533: The Second World War they were converted back again however to diesel operation. The Deutsche Bundesbahn retired the manufacturer-designed Kleinlokomotiven and the 1934 standard class engines by 1963. They also standardised the rest of the Kleinloks between 1954 and 1962. As part of that, the locomotives were given the more powerful, air-cooled, 50 PS, Deutz F4L514 engines. As a result of this increase in power

242-561: The DR had not been given the class letter K , but were allocated, for example, to Class V 15 (later 101). In the DB/DR common numbering scheme of 1992, the DR's Class 100 locomotives became Class 310. de:Kleinlokomotive DRG Kleinlokomotive Class I The Kleinlokomotiven (literally: small locomotives) of Class I were light German locomotives of low weight and power (up to 40 PS) designed for shunting duties. They were placed in service by

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264-534: The DRG specified the dimensions and divided the locomotives into two power categories – locomotives with an engine power output of up to 40 PS (29 kW) were allocated to power group I and more powerful locomotives to power group II . Based on its experience with the earlier engines, the Kleinlokomotiven were then standardised by the DRG as Einheitskleinlokomotive (standard small locomotives). The first Kleinloks to be completed in 1930 were initially given

286-461: The challenges posed by emerging competition from road traffic, various national railways in Europe carried out trials with small diesel-powered shunters starting in 1923. Until then, all shunting movements for goods wagons at small stations and loading yards had to be carried out by the locomotive in charge of the local goods train ( Nahgüterzug ). This extended waiting times and reduced the average speed of

308-460: The letter g was introduced for locomotives powered by generator gas ( G eneratorgas ). Like the other DRG classification schemes, the classification for Kleinlokomotiven was retained by the Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) and the Deutsche Reichsbahn after the Second World War . In 1955, the Deutsche Bundesbahn raised the boundary between power groups I and II from 40 PS to 50 PS. In 1956,

330-584: The letter class V for V erbrennungsmotor (combustion engine) or A for Akkumulatorlokomotive (accumulator or battery-driven locomotive) followed by a serial number, beginning at 6000. To make a better distinction between the various types of Kleinlokomotiven , the Deutsche Reichsbahn (DRG) introduced a new system in 1931, as part of which the concept of a Kleinlokomotive was first unequivocally laid down. Traction engines that only worked in railway workshops or at repair shops ( Ausbesserungswerken ) were not counted as Kleinlokomotiven . The class letter K

352-423: The manufacturer's designs between 1931 and 1934, in order to keep procurement costs down. These locomotives were delivered by Jung , Orenstein & Koppel , Windhoff and Gmeinder . They were not permitted to leave the station, because they were too light to achieve reliable rail contact. Once it had been demonstrated that the employment of low power Class I locomotives was economical, the project team developed

374-456: The numbering system was changed – from then on, locomotives with a power of up to 50 PS were allocated to Class I. The Kleinlokomotiven in Class I were ousted by those in classes II and III. In addition the traffic in part-load goods fell, so that most of the engines were retired by the DB in the 1960s and 1970s. In the Deutsche Reichsbahn there was an attempt to introduce a standard engine type, otherwise there were only minor modifications. In

396-576: The open line. They were consequently reclassified as 360/361 engines. The DR's new numbering plan, introduced on 1 July 1970, placed all existing Kleinlokomotiven into Class 100, i.e. into the standard range of numbers for combustion-engined locomotives. Locomotives in power group I became sub-class 100.0 and locomotives in power group II went into sub-classes 100.1–100.9. The narrow gauge Kleinloks of both power groups were also grouped into sub-class 100.9 until 1972, but were then moved to Class 199. Prior to 1970, however, newly built Kleinlokomotiven in

418-414: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Locomotor . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Locomotor&oldid=925022584 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

440-486: The train considerably, but having a dedicated shunting engine at such stations would not have been economically viable due to the low levels of goods traffic. The development of combustion-engined locomotives offered new possibilities here: the Kleinlokomotiven were smaller, cheaper and easy to operate. It was anticipated that the resulting improvement in the speed at which goods could be moved would enable railways to compete with road transport. The first trials - in 1923 by

462-589: The type of brake or drive (chain drive or Gelenkwellenantrieb ). Ka locomotives were allotted to classes 381 (pre-war types) and 382 (newer types). The existing narrow gauge Kleinlokomotiven on the Wangerooge Island Railway were grouped into Class 329 . In 1987, the DB Class 260/261 diesel locomotive (the pre-1968 Class V 60) was classed as a Kleinlokomotive so that it could be crewed by shunting staff who had not been trained to work locomotives on

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484-565: Was now used to identify them. This was followed by a letter indicating the type of engine: b stood for petrol engine ( B enzol , lit: "benzene"), d for steam engine ( D ampfmaschine ), ö for diesel engine ( Ö l , i.e. oil) and s for a battery-driven electric engine ( S peicher , i.e. accumulator battery). The next letter indicated the type of transmission: e for e lectric power transmission ( E lektrogetriebe ) and f for hydraulic transmission ( F lüssigkeitsgetriebe ). Kleinlokomotiven with purely mechanical transmission were not given

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