Bulldog noses in Germany

Class V170

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EuroTrac V170 1149 + V170 1147 + oil train from Emmerich (BRD) to Passau (AU) in Praest (BRD) on 28 April 2001


Strabag 227 007 (ex-DSB MY 1147) runs empty through Bingen Hbf on 4 September 2015.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 leaves Gerstungen with photo train 69464 to Heimboldshausen on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 leaves Gerstungen with photo train 69464 to Heimboldshausen on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 rounds a curve at Berka with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 arrives at Dankmarshausen with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 arrives at Dankmarshausen with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 leaves Dankmarshausen with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 enters the s-curve at Dankmarshausen with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 arrives at Heringen with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 arrives at Heringen with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 arrives at Heringen with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 arrives at Heringen with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 is put in front of a rake of covered hoppers for the photo at Heringen on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 is put in front of a rake of covered hoppers for the photo at Heringen on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 leaves Heringen with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 leaves Heringen with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 leaves Heringen with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 runs alongside the Werra River at Heringen with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 leaves Heringen with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 runs alongside the Werra River at Harnrode with photo train 69464 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 arrives at Heimboldshausen with photo train 69464 from Gerstungen on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 arrives at Heimboldshausen with photo train 69464 from Gerstungen on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 arrives at Heimboldshausen with photo train 69464 from Gerstungen on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 arrives at Heimboldshausen with photo train 69464 from Gerstungen on 27 February 2016.

Erfurter Bahnservice MY 1131 leaves Heringen as DSB MY 1131 with photo train 69504 (Gerstungen - Heimboldshausen) on 27 February 2016.

Eichholz Eivel has put all but two roundnoses out of use on 29 October 2010. V170 1147 will be further used for infrastructure trains of sister company Strabag Rail. 1125 (bought by rail freight company Karpat Vasut, now active in Hungary) is used for work and commercial trains in Hungary. 1149 and later 1143 and 1155 as well were sold to Altmark-Rail (owned by Michael Frick) for hiring purposes. 1127 is sold to Michael Frick for museum purposes (on loan to Bahnpark Augsburg), 1131 was sold to Erfurter Bahnservice, 1138 and 1151 are now property of Cargo Logistik Rail-Service. 1142 was owned by Braunschweiger Bahn Service, but was sold on to Cargo Logistik Rail-Service in spring 2018.

  • V170 1125 (ex-DSB MY 1125; NoHAB 2366/1957) has a Santa Fe livery ; end of revision term 3 March 2016;
  • V170 1127 (ex-DSB MY 1127; NoHAB 2368/1957; now 92 80 1227 002-3 D-AMR) is in brown DSB livery:
    was spare parts donor for the overhaul of the V170 1155 mid 2007 and has been sold to Michael Frick in 2010. It is currently loaned to Bahnpark Augsburg as exhibition piece and is not operational;
  • V170 1131 (ex-DSB MY 1131; NoHAB 2372/1957; now 9280 1227 003-1 D-EBS; REV 3 March 2016) was in green GM livery and had a DSB black/red cabines livery since December 2010 until July 2020 when it got a new livery with the colors red and dark red and silver and yellow stripes; Altmark-Rail bought this inoperable locomotive from Erfurter BahnService in 2018, but it will be operational soon;
  • V170 1138 (ex-DSB MY 1138; NoHAB 2379/1958; now 92 80 1227 004-9 D-CLR; REV 26 June 2017) is in classical brown DSB livery;
  • V170 1142 (ex-DSB MY 1142; NoHAB 2383/1958; now 92 80 1227 005-6 D-BSBS; REV 25 March 2020) is in red noses/black livery since June 2012. It is owned by Cargo Logistik Rail-Service (CLR) company;
  • V170 1143 (ex-DSB MY 1143; NoHAB 2384/1958; now 92 80 1227 006-4 D-AMR; REV 2007) is in classical brown DSB livery and gets a major overhaul in its depot in Haldensleben since December 2016;
  • V170 1147 (ex-DSB MY 1147; NoHAB 2598/1964; now 92 80 1227 007-2 D-BRS; REV 27 July 2015) is in Strabag grey with white stripe livery as from February 2013. The loco is operational;
  • V170 1149 (ex-DSB MY 1149; NoHAB 2600/1964; now 92 80 1227 008-0 D-AMR; REV 25 June 2013) has a blue/silver Tuborg Christmas Beer design and is operational;
  • V170 1151 (ex-DSB MY 1151; NoHAB 2602/1965; now 92 80 1227 009-8 D-CLR; REV 19 February 2013) is in brown DSB livery and is operational. Its depot is Möser;
  • V170 1155 (ex-DSB MY 1155; NoHAB 2606/1965; now 92 80 1227 010-6 D-AMR, REV 18 December 2016) is in red/brown with yellow stripes livery since August 2011 and is operational. It was used for CFL Cargo's cement train CG 6103 (Taulov-Padborg) in Denmark from January to mid August 2017.

    NEG

    In 2018 NEG bought MY 1148 (NoHAB 2599, 1964, ex-DSB MY 1148) from Scandic Rail Partners ApS (SRP). 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. Since January 2020 the locomotive is used by CFL Cargo in Denmark.