Railion 185 232-6 in Haltingen.JPG
{"Image ImageDescription": "Haltingen-DE.http://www.railcolor.net/index.php?nav=1405255&lang=1&id=26539&action=portrait.Bombardier 33756  .  .VEHICLE PROPERTIES .  .VEHICLE DETAILS.manufacturer: .Bombardier .sub type: .TRAXX F140 AC2 .  . liveries.works number: .33756 .axle configuration: .Bo'Bo'-el .  ..year of construction: .2005 .track gauge: .1435 mm .  ..VEHICLE HISTORY..__.__.2005 .  .delivered to Railion Deutschland AG [D] \"185 232-6\".17.08.2005 .  .in service [Mannheim].16.02.2009 .  .=> DB Schenker Rail Deutschland AG [D] \"185 232-6 \" .The DB Schenker 185.2 series is the final batch of a larger one for 400 dual-tension electrics, ordered in 1999. Originally it was an option taken when the DB ordered the 145 series back in 1995...In January 2005 a big show was set up in Kassel to officially present the new Traxx 2 platform for duel-tension AC locomotives, or Railion\u2019s first 185.2 serie locomotive, so to speak. When the order for the mentioned 400 machines was placed, DB Schenker and Bombardier agreed on one technical update of the 185 concept half way its production. This was done because during such a long production period, technical standards keep on changing and new innovations get ready for production. By doing this the DB could take profit from technical progression. 185 001-200 represent the less modular Traxx platform...With the roll-out of 185 201 this moment had come. Already in May 2004, Bombardier had built demonstrator 185 561 to make sure all necessary homologation processes of this new sub type, or least the one for Germany, had been finished and that delivery could go on without interruption. This however did not work out as planned. 185 561 got damaged and approval processes were delayed. 185 207 was needed for additional tests and the first 23 machines had to wait until May 2005 before they could be officially handed over to their new employer...In 2005 the delivery plan of the 185 series was rescheduled. The original plan was to have an annual production of 50 units for the years 2001-2008. In 2005 however, DB decided to slow down delivery pace, stretching things up to September 2009. Then, by the end of 2008, the economical crisis set in, forcing the DB to shut down large parts of its locomotive fleet. Another measure they took was to stop the delivery of new machines, so production was paused in August 2009 after the completion of 185 389. It is expected that the last ten units will be built in 2010 now.", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}