BRAWA V100-H0 Betriebsanleitung Seite 2

Operating instructions
Diesel locomotive V100 – H0
After the Second World War, a diesel locomotive with central driver's
cab was to replace outdated steam locomotives in the medium perfor­
mance range at the German State Railway (DR). The basic design was
worked out by the LKM 'Karl Marx' in Babelsberg. That is also where
the first model locomotives were manufactured. However, the proto­
type for series manufacture was supplied by the LEW 'Hans Beimler'
in Henningsdorf near Berlin. After trials and the elimination of some
minor defects, the German State Railway successfully used the V100
on branch lines. However, there was also a need for powerful shunting
locomotives. Due to a lack of delivery and development capacities,
the German State Railway was unable to build new locomotives. It
was therefore decided to upgrade and retrofit individual locomoti­
ves in the 111 and 110 series. The German State Railway's main
engineering headquarters in Dessau were commissioned with the
necessary design work. The actual conversion work started in 1991.
With black signboards, the V100 operated as 110 series in the area
of the German State Railway prior to the political turnaround in Ger­
many. After having been taken out of service by the German State
Railway, many of the V100 locomotives continue to be used by private
railways. The company TLG (Transport und Logistik Gesellschaft) is
using several V100. These locomotives are used as work trains and
for the transportation of goods across the entire federal territory.
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