The VT 11.5, more commonly known as the Baureihe 601, was a series of 9 German B'2 (A powered car with two four-wheeled bogies, one of which is powered) diesel locomotives that were used with the Baureihe 901 2'2' coaches in a B'2+2'2'+2'2'+2'2'+2'2'+2'2'+2'B configuration.
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| VT 11.5 | |
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| by Supersnel11 | |
| Price | 400 Robux |
| Gamepass | Trans Europ Express |
| Statistics | |
| Train type | Diesel |
| Top Speed | 140 km/h |
| Weight | 214 tons |
| Capacity | 168 first class |
| Comfort Rating | Excellent |
| Length | 127,4 meters |
Liveries
The VT 11.5 is only available in TEE red/beige.
Historical details
Design
The X 2770 were designed by Germany as a part of the large cooperative network of international trains in Europe that was created in 1957 to compete with the increasingly popular airplane. CFL (Luxembourg), FS (Italy), NMBS (Belgium), NS (The Netherlands), SBB (Switzerland), SNCF (France)and later RENFE (Spain) were also a part of the network.
The Deutsche Bahn (DB) designed the VerbrennungsTriebwagen (combustion powered wagon) 11.5 based on various experiments that engineer and high speed railways pioneer Franz F. Kruckenberg had been performing since the 1930s.
TEE services
When the TEE network launched in 1957, DB began with four TEE services. Since not all VT 11.5 had been delivered, some services were exploited with VT 08 (BR 608) and the pre-war VT 07. These were replaced byt the VT 11.5 as soon as possible.
| TEE numbers/name | Route |
|---|---|
| 31 & 32 'Rhein-Main' | Frankfurt - Amsterdam |
| 74 & 75 'Saphir' | Dortmund - Ostend |
| 77 & 78 'Helvetia' | Hamburg-Altona - Zurich |
| 168 & 185 'Paris-Ruhr' | Dortmund - Paris North |
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In 1960, they swapped the 'Paris-Ruhr' route with the 'Parsival' the X 2770 were exploiting. Five years later, the electrification of the German railway network had progressed to the point where the TEE 'Helvetia' services would be exploited by electric locomotives pulling coaches. The trainsets used on 'Helvetica' were then put on two new TEE routes.
| TEE numbers/name | Route |
|---|---|
| 17 & 18 'Mediolanum' | Munich - Milan |
| 19 & 20 'Saphir' | Frankfurt - Ostend |
| 25 & 27 'Diamant' | Dortmund - Antwerp |
| 31 & 32 'Rhein-Main' | Frankfurt - Amsterdam |
| 155 & 190 'Parsival' | Hamburg-Altona - Paris North |
In 1965 too came an end to the rule that TEE trainsets had to travel internationally, so between 1968-1971, DB used them as so-called 'F-Zug' and later 'Intercity trains'. The 'Mediolanum' would be the last TEE services the VT 11.5 held until the last German TEE service ran in 1972.
DB services
After their TEE services, DB used the VT 11.5 on intercity and holiday trains, which they did until 1988. They were stored in Italy for a few years until they were retrieved in 1990 for the 'Max Liebermann', a cooperative train between West and East-Germany. All were withdrawn in 1991.
Currently six motor cars are preserved. Among those is VT 11.5018, which was meant to be form an operational train with VT 11.5014, which was preserved until its poor condition had it scrapped in 2020.
Technical details
The VT 11.5 were fitted with a Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen 12-cylinder 1000 horsepower 809 kW diesel engines that powered the hydraulic transmission produced by either Voith (Type LT 306r) or Maybach (Type K104 US/W)wed them to reach speeds upwards of 140, and later 160, km/h. For the power supply, they had an 8-cylinder 232 horsepower auxiliary diesel engine from Motorenwerke Mannheim (MWM), that had a turbine which allowed to to reach 296 horsepower, which was connected to a three-phase generator.
The brakes were disc brakes that were aided by magnetic track brakes.
The coaches used between the two VT 11.5 consisted of a compartment coach, a coach with a bar, a restaurant coach and a salon coach, followed by another compartment coach. Sometimes, another three coaches would be added, though they were never used in the Netherlands like that. All coaches had air-conditioning.
Trivia
- The VT 11.5 used to have an in-game top speed of 160 km/h, however, in Steamlined's time period, the VT 11.5 would of only gone 140 km/h, which is now its current top speed.
- In version 0.5.32 the TEE logo was removed and replaced with a similar styled logo after a 2 year contract expired.
- The destination boards in the spawn menu reads Voorlem and Dokmuiden Airport, which is a route not possible currently.
- The VT 11.5 is currently the fastest locomotive/train, tied along with the other TEE DMUs.
- The VT 11.5 has been available since the TEE gamepass' release in version 0.2.1.