DB Class 240

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DB Class 240

Summary

DB Class 240 is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • DB Class 240 is in the country of Germany[3].
  • DB Class 240's image is recorded as HGK-Baureihe 240.jpg[4].
  • DB Class 240's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[5].
  • DB Class 240's operator is recorded as Deutsche Bundesbahn[6].
  • DB Class 240's manufacturer is recorded as Maschinenbau Kiel[7].
  • DB Class 240's subclass of is recorded as diesel-electric locomotive[8].
  • DB Class 240's Commons category is recorded as MaK DE 1024[9].
  • DB Class 240's country of origin is recorded as Germany[10].
  • DB Class 240's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05mr99t[11].
  • DB Class 240's service entry is recorded as +1989-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • DB Class 240's described at URL is recorded as https://www.loks-aus-kiel.de/index.php?nav=1400730[13].
  • DB Class 240's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[14].
  • DB Class 240's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[15].
  • DB Class 240's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[16].
  • DB Class 240's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+20960'}[17].
  • DB Class 240's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+4175'}[18].
  • DB Class 240's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+2910'}[19].
  • DB Class 240's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180154', 'amount': '+160'}[20].
  • DB Class 240's serial number is recorded as 30002 – 30004[21].
  • DB Class 240's fleet or registration number is recorded as 240 001-8 – 240 003-4[22].
  • DB Class 240's wheel arrangement is recorded as Co′Co′[23].

Body

Geography

DB Class 240 is in the country of Germany[3].

Physical Characteristics

DB Class 240's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+20960'}[17]. Its speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180154', 'amount': '+160'}[20].

Designation and Status

DB Class 240's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[5].

Why It Matters

DB Class 240 ranks in the top 8% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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