Maxima 40 CC accelerating a 2600 ton coal train

[douro20]

It's a diesel-hydraulic locomotive- the first to be built in over forty years. And it won the Red Dot Design Award.

[kdlehel]

this loco has 5000hp with 4 stroke power diesel. the powerest voith diesel locomotive with hidraulic transmission.

[malolat19861]

polskie lokomotywy ET winner

[LSZocker2009]

Die hat zwar zu kämpfen aber zieht die wagen echt schnell voran!

[kratos32godofwar]

very true

[kratos32godofwar]

not being funny but thts slow our british locos culd accelerate heavier freight trains faster thn tht

[guthywoodry]

KRATOS32GODOFWAR -You speak Truth.

-Designwise... But after years of atrocious neglect, British Locomotive Heritage exists at all is significant.

[megatwingo]

@kratos32godofwar

This scene in this video is a test situation for the anti slide automatic.

Accelerating during rain / wet tracks in a curve.

No other locomotive, no matter how strong, could have solved this test in a better manner.

Simply because this is the most modern anti slide automatic now.

You can´t compare that with an acceleration under normal circumstances (acceleration on straight tracks in dry weather).

[Giuseppyco]

Ja wir bei Voith In Kiel bauen die besten Locks!!

[Kokosiak1]

Velim circle is in czech republic!

[redgoldeyes]

Diese Lok wurde mit Autodesk Inventor 11 konstruiert...

nur so am Rande..

Geile Kiste !!!!

[nikvanlanduyt]

the 66 is rough and ready and will probably pull this backawards, but lets see what the GE powerhaul is like!

[megatwingo]

5*****!

[NaomiClareNL]

I would like to hear this lokomotive leave or enter the siding in fornt of my house in the middle of the night when the city is quiet. It sounded pretty loud and if it is competing against the class 66 it does not seem to be an improvement noisewise. My opinion is based on this video only...

[abbymick]

Totally agree. Put a class 59 and a 60 far ahead of this Voith thing!

[spreewaldflitzer]

M A K  Mist aus Kiel

[setil77]

tja..nur ist das keine MAK ;-)

[comparvis]

optically a matter of taste - BUT

this diesel engine is state-of-the-art technology with a lot of technical recent developments with patents.

So much better than those GM or Class 66 crap.

[Picapacapopo]

So how does something like this work? An engine can only rotate so slow before it dies, so I'm guessing some sort of clutch where they slowly transfer engine power from flywheel only to a flywheel and the shafts that go to the wheel until the train gains momentum then they release the clutch more and that pattern continues? If not, how?

[paganviodio]

vouth maxima gilt zur zeit als die stärskte diesel lok. 2600 tonnen kann er ziehen, soviel ich weiss er kann bis 5000 tonen ziehen. ich kann aber nicht sagen was für ein effekt macht es wenn das wetter schlecht ist. ich kann aber mir nicht vorstellen dass ein lok in guten wetter 5000 in schelchten 2500 zieht. das lok voith maxima 40 cc, das hier im bild, wie gesagt, ist zur zeit VOR dem GM Dash9,mit 4400PS, Stärkste Lok der welt z.Z.

[ka8b800]

Im Video geht es um Anfaht bei schlechten Streckenverhältnissen.

Es ist doch alles eine Frage der Reibung Rad/Schiene und der Achslast.

Hier ist jetzt bei Nässe der Reibwert trotz Sandstreuens gering.

Da zieht auch keine Lok mit höherer Motorleistung besser an.

Also Wunschdenken, daß andere Loks (und schon gar keine dieselelektrischen) das besser könnten.

Die Schlupfregelung ist hier gefordert und sie funktioniert gut.

[inngglstoodt]

dem kann man nur zustimmen! Da hat jemand das prinzip der kraftübertragung rad/schiene verstanden.

[pendolino610]

eine 217 würde das Zügle auch wegziehen. Schwache Leistung bei fast 5000 PS!

[pendolino610]

Eine 232 stellt sich bei 260Tonnen nicht so an, wie diese hydraulische Schrottkiste

[jim40135]

Yeah great but it sounds like a washing machine on fast spin.

[pendolino610]

Lok sieht zwar schön aus, aber eine 218 ist mir lieber.

[HornetFAF]

Awesome locomotive! Dieselpower!!!

[ka8b800]

A class 66 ? Hahahahahah.....

[abbymick]

I`d hardly call that accelerating! A UK class 60 could do that!!!!!!!!!

[Koficek]

Is it during the tests in Velim, CZ?

[6V92TA]

impressive. 2600 tons sounds light compared to our 10,000 to 15,000 ton coal drags in the states.

[daxo1992]

you mean the ones with 4/5 locos at the front?

this is just one loco and its raining!

[6V92TA]

i know. thats why i said impressive. Its jus one locomotive doing the work. CSX regularly uses one GE unit to pull around 25 to 30 loaded autorack cars. That's somewhere around 4,500 ton range.

[andipode]

Keep in mind the much higher axle loads in the U.S. Higher weight allows higher tractive effort and larger and heavier engines. Usually diesel-hydraulics have a better power/weight ratio than diesel-electrics because the hydraulic gear is less heavy than the "additional" generators and motors needed for the electric power transmission. However, modern electrical equipment made this advantage less important today.

[Fincut81]

And two at the end ;)

[6V92TA]

wait a sec! 4 to 5 locomotives at the point of a 2600 ton train is over kill. One locomotive can handle a light weight 2600 ton train. Normal American Freight trains go anyway from 8000 tons for your locals to nearly 20,000 tons for coal drags.

[G2000Redtiger]

The Voith Maxima is the strongest one eingne loco in the World. 5400HP.

[6V92TA]

nope....the GE AC6000CW would be. its 6000hp rated.

[G2000Redtiger]

You are nope the Voith Maxima is the Strongest one Engine Diesel loco of the World look at Google.

[6V92TA]

correction...According to Voith, the Maxima 40CC is the most powerful single-engined diesel-hydraulic locomotive in the world. I thought this locomotive was a normal Diesel/Electric. Instead, its a Diesel/Hydraulic. We dont use those types of mainline freight locomotives here in the States. Thats where i got confused.

[silosarg]

Da muss die Gute ganz schön strampeln!!

[Sytze1234]

Nice Sound

[dutchtrainmanserie22]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sp4rk0]

great!