DB Class V 162

class of 15 German diesel-hydraulic locomotives with auxiliary diesel engines for electric train supply
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DB Class V 162

Summary

DB Class V 162 is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • DB Class V 162 is in the country of Germany[3].
  • DB Class V 162's image is recorded as 217-021.jpg[4].
  • DB Class V 162's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[5].
  • DB Class V 162's operator is recorded as Deutsche Bundesbahn[6].
  • DB Class V 162's subclass of is recorded as diesel-hydraulic locomotive[7].
  • DB Class V 162's Commons category is recorded as DB Class 217[8].
  • DB Class V 162's country of origin is recorded as Germany[9].
  • DB Class V 162's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07s61tn[10].
  • DB Class V 162's service entry is recorded as +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • DB Class V 162's service retirement is recorded as +2011-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • DB Class V 162's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[13].
  • DB Class V 162's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+15'}[14].
  • DB Class V 162's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+16400'}[15].
  • DB Class V 162's serial number is recorded as 4809–4810, 4863, 4946–4957[16].
  • DB Class V 162's fleet or registration number is recorded as 217 001 – 217 003, 217 011 – 217 022[17].
  • DB Class V 162's wheel arrangement is recorded as B′B′[18].
  • DB Class V 162's wheelbase is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+11400'}[19].

Body

Geography

DB Class V 162 is in the country of Germany[3].

Physical Characteristics

DB Class V 162's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q174789', 'amount': '+16400'}[15].

Designation and Status

DB Class V 162's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[5].

Why It Matters

DB Class V 162 ranks in the top 8% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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