Description

The V 100 was a small diesel engine for branch lines, developed to replace the steam engines used in passenger and light freight servies. It was introduced in the late 1950s and was quite successful. About 750 units were built, replacing just about all steam engines on all branch lines in the German network.

It was an ubiquitous sight until the 1990s, usually in light freight services. In order to cut costs, many such services were discontinued and many branch lines were closed down at that time. That in turn meant that many units were retired, the last ones being taken out of service in the very early 21st century. Some smaller companies still use the type, though.

In the game, transporting follows the olympic slogan "more is better", so this engine appears somewhat pointless. However, there are niche cases, such as transporting freight from a small industry to a larger hub, or passenger services on non-electrified branch lines, which could still exist in the network at that time.