Class MX and MY
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The Danish state railway company Danske Statsbaner (DSB) had two Bulldog nose class GM
locomotives built by Nydquist och Holm AB in Sweden (for short: Nohab) in license,
the class MX (A1A-A1A, 45 units, max. 133 km/h) and the stronger version class MY
(A1A-A1A, 59 units, max. 133 km/h), forming the largest group of Bulldog nose GM units in Europe:
Class MX - 20 locomotives with an 1,425 hp 12-567C engine (numbers DSB 1001 - 1020 built in 1960 and 1961) and
- 25 locomotives with an 1,450 hp 12-567D1 engine (numbers DSB 1021 - 1045 built in 1961 and 1962).
Class MY - 5 locomotives were originally equipped with an 1,700 hp 16-567B engine (numbers DSB 1101 - 1105 built in 1954 and 1955), of which 4 locomotives (DSB 1101, 1103 - 1105) were equipped with an 1,950 hp16-567C engine later on (the 16-567B engines were exchanged with other MV or MY locomotives and these were renumbered as MV class from 1968 onwards, only containing MV 1101, 1102, 1104, 1109, 1134 and 1144 during the years after 1968) and
- 39 locomotives with an 1,950 hp 16-567C engine (numbers DSB 1105 - 1144 built between 1954 and 1958) and
- 15 locomotives with an 1,950 hp 16-567D1 engine (numbers DSB 1144 - 1159 built in 1964 and 1965).
The last DSB locomotive was withdrawn from scheduled DSB freight service on 15 June 2001. During the years, several locomotives were sold to Danish, German, Norwegian and Swedish private railway companies. In Denmark the following private railway companies, leasing companies and museum organisations got their hands on the DSB bulldog noses (see the country themes of Germany, Norway and Sweden for the locomotives which went there):
BLDX Rail Service This leasing/investment company owns:
MX 17 (not ATC equipped; bought from Hovedstadens Lokalbane; in HFHJ red/silver stripe livery);
MX 18 (not ATC equipped; bought from Hovedstadens Lokalbane; in HFHJ red/silver stripe livery);
MX 19 (not ATC equipped; bought from Hovedstadens Lokalbane; in 2009 renumbered BLDX 1019 was painted in an own dark green/white/light green with orange stripes livery).
CFL Cargo Danmark (formerDansk Jernbane ApS, DJ)
Dansk Jernbane ApSis a Luxembourg CFL Cargo daughter company, now called CFL
Cargo Danmark.
Owns:
MX 1029 (ATC equipped; ex-DSB MX 1029 in VL red/white stripes livery; bought as MX 104 in October 2005 from VL; renumbered in MX 1029, its old DSB number);
MX 1023 (ATC equipped; ex-DSB MX 1023; in 2007 purchased from Vestsjællands Lokalbaner as MX 41 "Kong Hother"; now the loco is painted in GM brown/yellow stripe livery);
MX 1006 (ATC equipped; ex-DSB MX 1006; since 2000 in DSB classical brown livery; in 2007 purchased from Vestsjællands Lokalbaner as MX 43);
MY 1146 (ATC equipped; ex-MY 1146; bought from NJ in the second half of 2008 as M17).
The reason for the large extention of the CFL Cargo Danmark fleet is the fact that Railion Danmark has given up its freight service
to many destinations in Denmark as from 1 April 2006. This concerns the freight services to Esbjerg, Kalundborg,
Randers, Nyborg, Vejen and Aalborg (and Århus and Padborg for wagon load traffic).
You will find the current CFL Cargo Danmark time tables on the excellent website of John Nissen.
MX 1029 is a regular traction providers for the steel trains between Fredericksvaerk and Ringsted which are run by CFL Cargo Danmark since 3 January 2008.
During stand-still time the locomotives can be found in Ringsted.
Contec Rail
Owns:
MX 1008 (bought from CFL Cargo Danmark early 2010; ATC not equipped; ex-DSB MX 1008 in Contec Rail blue/white stripes livery since March 2010; was former Vestsjællands Lokalbaner MX 101);
MX 1030 (bought from CFL Cargo Danmark in the second half of 2008; spare parts loco sitting at Padborg; in orange/white stripe livery);
MY 1153 (bought from LJ in the second half of 2008 as M 38; in LJ black/red with white stripe livery);
MY 1154 (bought from CFL Cargo Danmark early 2010; ATC equipped; in DJ red/silver livery;
MY 1158 (bought from CFL Cargo Danmark in the second half of 2008; in blue with white and yellow stripes Contec Rail livery).
Danish GM Gruppen (DJK) in Padborg
operates since 1998 now and then special passenger trains in Denmark. It owns ATC train safety system fitted ex-DSB MY 1126 (it is in silver/blue 'graffiti' livery,
but the plan is to give it the classical brown DSB livery). At the moment it is standing at Padborg in the eastern shed.
In 2003 MY 1105 (in DSB red/black livery) was sold to Tågab in Sweden. DSB Materiel Laboratorium DSB Materiel Laboratorium MY 1135 (officially numbered 90 86 00-21 135-7) got a unique dark blue DSB livery with yellow stipe and DSB logo in May 2004. The locomotive provides now and then traction for test trains out of Rødekro to Vojens. DSB Museumstog in Odense operates since 1986 now and then special passenger trains in Denmark with MX 1001 (ATC equipped) and MY 1101 (both in DSB brown livery). The new asset is the MY 1159 (in DSB red/black livery) which is currently stripped for overhaul, handed over by DSB in June 2001 (it is currently not operable). In the Denmarks Jernbanemuseum stands MY 1112 with one side open to show the visitors how a diesel locomotive looks like inside (the loco is in DSB red/black livery).
Class MX - 20 locomotives with an 1,425 hp 12-567C engine (numbers DSB 1001 - 1020 built in 1960 and 1961) and
- 25 locomotives with an 1,450 hp 12-567D1 engine (numbers DSB 1021 - 1045 built in 1961 and 1962).
Class MY - 5 locomotives were originally equipped with an 1,700 hp 16-567B engine (numbers DSB 1101 - 1105 built in 1954 and 1955), of which 4 locomotives (DSB 1101, 1103 - 1105) were equipped with an 1,950 hp16-567C engine later on (the 16-567B engines were exchanged with other MV or MY locomotives and these were renumbered as MV class from 1968 onwards, only containing MV 1101, 1102, 1104, 1109, 1134 and 1144 during the years after 1968) and
- 39 locomotives with an 1,950 hp 16-567C engine (numbers DSB 1105 - 1144 built between 1954 and 1958) and
- 15 locomotives with an 1,950 hp 16-567D1 engine (numbers DSB 1144 - 1159 built in 1964 and 1965).
The last DSB locomotive was withdrawn from scheduled DSB freight service on 15 June 2001. During the years, several locomotives were sold to Danish, German, Norwegian and Swedish private railway companies. In Denmark the following private railway companies, leasing companies and museum organisations got their hands on the DSB bulldog noses (see the country themes of Germany, Norway and Sweden for the locomotives which went there):
BLDX Rail Service This leasing/investment company owns:
In 2003 MY 1105 (in DSB red/black livery) was sold to Tågab in Sweden. DSB Materiel Laboratorium DSB Materiel Laboratorium MY 1135 (officially numbered 90 86 00-21 135-7) got a unique dark blue DSB livery with yellow stipe and DSB logo in May 2004. The locomotive provides now and then traction for test trains out of Rødekro to Vojens. DSB Museumstog in Odense operates since 1986 now and then special passenger trains in Denmark with MX 1001 (ATC equipped) and MY 1101 (both in DSB brown livery). The new asset is the MY 1159 (in DSB red/black livery) which is currently stripped for overhaul, handed over by DSB in June 2001 (it is currently not operable). In the Denmarks Jernbanemuseum stands MY 1112 with one side open to show the visitors how a diesel locomotive looks like inside (the loco is in DSB red/black livery).
Hillerød - Frederiksværk - Hundested Jernbane (HFHJ, Frederiksværkbanen), part of Hovedstadens Lokalbaner
Owns:
HFHJ MX 16 (ex-DSB 1045; in red livery) for snow clearing duties.
On 22 August 2002 HFHJ stopped operating steel trains between Frederiksværk and Høje Taastrup (as ordered by Railion Denmark A/S), because the steel factory in
Frederiksværkbanen stopped production, but since February 2003 HFHJ did run the steel trains (under new Russian management)
again in double traction from Frederiksværk via Hillerød right down to Taastrup. Since the end of 2006
HFHJ stopped these freight workings again and since 3 January 2008 CFL Cargo Danmark operates these steel trains with its own roundnoses.
In 2007 Hovedstadens Lokalbaner sold former HFHJ MX 17 (ex-DSB MX 1017), 18 (ex-DSB 1018; not operational) and 19 (ex-DSB 1019) to Swedish
trader and maintainer NetRail who sold them on to leasing company BLDX.
Lollandsbanen A/S (LJ)
operated waste trains on an irregular basis (about once a week) from Nakskov (where the depot of the LJ is situated) resp. Grænge via
Nykøbing F. to Næstved v.v. on weekdays. All Lollandsbanen freight trains have ceased to run as from 2007 due to requirements to get subsidies for passenger
train services.
Owns:
MX 1043 (LJ M 36 in LJ orange livery). DSB MY 1153 (LJ M 38, bought from DSB in January 2002 and painted in IC2-design with red cabines, blue middle part and white stripes) was sold to Contec in 2008. The MX locomotives LJ M 34 (LJ orange livery), 35 (LJ orange livery) and 37 (DSB black/red cabins livery) were sold to the Swedish Projsoft AB company in Stockholm (S) in October 2005. Midtjyske Jernbaner A/S (former Vemb - Lemvig - Thyborøn Jernbane A/S, VLTJ, Lemvigbanen) Owns:
MX 1025 (non ATC-equipped; VLTJ MX 26 in orange/red/white livery as "Tørfisken") is out of service;
MY 1152 (VLTJ MY 28 and named "Victoria" since november 2001, still in DSB red/black livery).
Midtjyske Jernbaner operates freight trains Herning - Holstebro - Vemb - Lemvig - Rønland (- in the past further to Thyborøn Havn).
Herning - Holstebro - Vemb is ordered by Railion Denmark A/S.
You will find the current Midtjyske Jernbaner time tables on the excellent website of John Nissen. Nordjyske Jernbaner A/S (NJ) This merger between Skagensbane -SB- and Hjørring Privatbane (since July 2001) operated freight trains Skagen - Frederikshavn - Hjørring - Aalborg v.v. and Hjørring - Hirthals v.v. Owned: MX 1009 (NJ M 11, ex-OHJ MX 102), MX 1038 (NJ M 10) and MX 1041 (NJ M 9). All locomotives are in NJ white/blue livery. Additionally MY 1146 (now NJ M 17 in NJ livery, albeit with dark grey roof in stead of the usual white) has been bought from DSB in January 2002. The M 17 was ATC equipped and therefore works the Skagen - Aalborg v.v. trains. The other locomotives were scheduled for the Hjørring - Hirthals roundtrips. Since April 2006 all four NJ roundnoses are rented to DJ which from that date carries out the NJ freight workings for three years. In the second half of 2008 the M9, M10 and M11 were sold to Contec Rail and the MY 1146 to CFL Cargo Danmark, thus NJ has no roundnoses on its roster any more. Østbanen (Østsjællandske Jernbane-Selskab, ØSJS), part of Hovedstadens Lokalbaner Owns:
MX 1005 (ØSJS MX 42, used as snowplow locomotive based in Køge, in DSB red/black livery).
Privatbanen Sønderjylland (PBS)
operated freight trains in the Southern part of Denmark until March 2001 when it went bankrupt. PBS in receivership owned MX 1030 and MY 1120.
The MX 1030 was then owned by a German NOHAB fan, Michael Frick, and stands on the property of Boiler-Work in Tønder, visible on the east of the shunting yard behind a fence. The locomotive lacks its traction motors and bogies and is painted in a new red with white stripes GM livery. In March 2005 the locomotive was bought by DJ.
The MY 1120 (in red/black DSB livery) was scrapped in July 2005 in Tønder.
MY 1124 (in red/black DSB livery) is sold to Skånetåg Bulk AB in Sweden. Railcare Danmark AS Uses TMY 1157 which was bought by Swedish sister company Bantåg Nordic AB from Swedish Inlandsgods AB in 2007. It is in DSB red/black livery.
MX 1043 (LJ M 36 in LJ orange livery). DSB MY 1153 (LJ M 38, bought from DSB in January 2002 and painted in IC2-design with red cabines, blue middle part and white stripes) was sold to Contec in 2008. The MX locomotives LJ M 34 (LJ orange livery), 35 (LJ orange livery) and 37 (DSB black/red cabins livery) were sold to the Swedish Projsoft AB company in Stockholm (S) in October 2005. Midtjyske Jernbaner A/S (former Vemb - Lemvig - Thyborøn Jernbane A/S, VLTJ, Lemvigbanen) Owns:
You will find the current Midtjyske Jernbaner time tables on the excellent website of John Nissen. Nordjyske Jernbaner A/S (NJ) This merger between Skagensbane -SB- and Hjørring Privatbane (since July 2001) operated freight trains Skagen - Frederikshavn - Hjørring - Aalborg v.v. and Hjørring - Hirthals v.v. Owned: MX 1009 (NJ M 11, ex-OHJ MX 102), MX 1038 (NJ M 10) and MX 1041 (NJ M 9). All locomotives are in NJ white/blue livery. Additionally MY 1146 (now NJ M 17 in NJ livery, albeit with dark grey roof in stead of the usual white) has been bought from DSB in January 2002. The M 17 was ATC equipped and therefore works the Skagen - Aalborg v.v. trains. The other locomotives were scheduled for the Hjørring - Hirthals roundtrips. Since April 2006 all four NJ roundnoses are rented to DJ which from that date carries out the NJ freight workings for three years. In the second half of 2008 the M9, M10 and M11 were sold to Contec Rail and the MY 1146 to CFL Cargo Danmark, thus NJ has no roundnoses on its roster any more. Østbanen (Østsjællandske Jernbane-Selskab, ØSJS), part of Hovedstadens Lokalbaner Owns:
The MX 1030 was then owned by a German NOHAB fan, Michael Frick, and stands on the property of Boiler-Work in Tønder, visible on the east of the shunting yard behind a fence. The locomotive lacks its traction motors and bogies and is painted in a new red with white stripes GM livery. In March 2005 the locomotive was bought by DJ.
The MY 1120 (in red/black DSB livery) was scrapped in July 2005 in Tønder.
MY 1124 (in red/black DSB livery) is sold to Skånetåg Bulk AB in Sweden. Railcare Danmark AS Uses TMY 1157 which was bought by Swedish sister company Bantåg Nordic AB from Swedish Inlandsgods AB in 2007. It is in DSB red/black livery.
Scandic Rail Partners
This former EuroRail Laising MY 1148 locomotive carried a NVAG red livery with white NVAG stripes, but was painted in classical brown DSB livery in June 2009.
MY 1148 is currently in Haldensleben (D) to be completed and will only be equipped with ATC to work in Denmark. Struer museum ex-DSB MY 1104 which was owned by GM Gruppen Norge and which stood for years in Eidsvoll (N) has arrived back in Denmark on 24 October 2007. It is now residing in Struer Museum. The locomotive has been bought by a danish railfan who hopes to run specials with it in the future. At the moment, this roundnose is in an inoperable condition and it is still in its classic brown livery from 2003. Vestsjællands Lokalbaner (formerly OHJ (Odsherreds Jernbane) / HTJ (Høng - Tølløse Jernbane) ) Owns:
MX 1010 (OHJ MX 103 in OHJ red livery);
MY 1145 (OHJ MY 105; ATC equipped).
These two locos are used for work trains.
For the following unused DSB locomotives the future is still uncertain
MX 1035 (in the classical DSB brown livery) stands in Struer as a monument since 5 September 1992;
MV 1102, MY 1139 and MV 1144 (all in DSB red/black livery) were finally scrapped on 13 October 2005 at the scrapyard of Hensat Henriksen in Arhus.
Take a look for train schedules of above mentioned private railway companies on the website of John Nissen.
For news about the Danish railway companies visit the site of John Bjerregaard.
The yearly time schedules of Railion Danmark and the private Danish railway companies can be downloaded from the website of Banedanmark.
MY 1148 is currently in Haldensleben (D) to be completed and will only be equipped with ATC to work in Denmark. Struer museum ex-DSB MY 1104 which was owned by GM Gruppen Norge and which stood for years in Eidsvoll (N) has arrived back in Denmark on 24 October 2007. It is now residing in Struer Museum. The locomotive has been bought by a danish railfan who hopes to run specials with it in the future. At the moment, this roundnose is in an inoperable condition and it is still in its classic brown livery from 2003. Vestsjællands Lokalbaner (formerly OHJ (Odsherreds Jernbane) / HTJ (Høng - Tølløse Jernbane) ) Owns:
Take a look for train schedules of above mentioned private railway companies on the website of John Nissen.
For news about the Danish railway companies visit the site of John Bjerregaard.
The yearly time schedules of Railion Danmark and the private Danish railway companies can be downloaded from the website of Banedanmark.