The DB Class V 65 locomotives (from 1968: Class 265) were German, eight-wheeled, rod-coupled

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s operated by Deutsche Bundesbahn (DB) intended for light railway services and medium-heavy shunting duties. The 15 locomotives were delivered in 1956 by

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(Kiel) to the DB.

Description

Class V 65/Class 265 engines were delivered to the DB shortly after the arrival in service of the first V 60s. Amongst their special features were the MaK motor with only 750 rpm and the

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between the individual axles, that improved curve running. For train heating the engine had a boiler that was heated by the engine's exhaust gases. The engine itself had to be pre-heated with a ''Dofa'' coke oven. For this purpose up to 100 kg of coke could be carried. Although, with only 15 units, the Class V 65 was built in relatively small numbers, it was really only a slight modification of the 600 D built by

for private railways. These belonged to the so-called MaK rod-coupled locomotives (''MaK-Stangenlokomotiven''), that were operated in large numbers by private railways. Their power ranged between .

Operations

The locomotives were initially deployed in the area of Marburg/Lahn ahead of light passenger trains, but in 1964 they were replaced by the more powerful V 100. After that, five examples were used for shunting duties at Puttgarden ferryboat station until 1980, being stationed at the depot ('' Bahnbetriebswerk'') at Puttgarden. The remainder were employed at Hamburg-Altona where their duties included working on the

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railway. Locomotive V 65 001 has been preserved and, after a term with the ''Meppen-Haselünne Railway'' is now looked after by the Osnabrück Steam Railway Society (''Osnabrücker Dampflokfreunden'') and is used as a museum railway engine. Another V65, number V 65 011, has been loaned by the DB Museum to the Bochum-Dahlhausen Railway Museum owned by the

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Appearance in film

In the first scenes of the 1962 film ''

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'' (''The Door with the Seven Locks'') a DB V 65 engine can clearly be seen standing in the station. This reveals that the scenes were filmed in a German station and not - as the film tries to suggest by the use of various English signs - at a station in London.

External links

V65 bei www.loks-aus-kiel.de
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Description

Operations

Appearance in film

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