Bavarian EP 2

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Bavarian EP 2 DRG Class E 32 DB Class 132
Museum loco E 32 27
Type and origin Builder Maffei (mechanical) Brown, Boveri & Cie (electrical) Build date E 32.0: 1924 E 32.1: 1932 Total produced 29
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC 1′C1′ Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Driver dia. 1,400 mm (4 ft 7+1⁄8 in) Carrying wheel diameter 850 mm (2 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Length: ​  • Over beams 13,010 mm (42 ft 8+1⁄4 in) Axle load 18.8 t (18.5 long tons; 20.7 short tons) Service weight 84.8 t (83.5 long tons; 93.5 short tons) Electric system/s 15 kV  16+2⁄3 Hz AC Current pickup(s) Catenary Traction motors 2 Transmission Rod drive Running step switch Hand-operated sliding switches (Schlittenschaltwerk) with single contacts, transition resistors and 4 power shift gears (Lastschaltern)
Performance figures Maximum speed E 32.0: 75 km/h (47 mph) E 32.1: 90 km/h (56 mph) Power output: ​  • 1 hour 1,590 PS (1,170 kW; 1,570 hp)  • Continuous 1,370 PS (1,010 kW; 1,350 hp) Tractive effort: ​  • Starting E 32.0: 107 kN (24,000 lbf) E 32.1: 88.5 kN (19,900 lbf)
Career Numbers E 32 06 – E 32 34 E 32 101 – E 32 108 (Rebuild) Retired by 1972

The electric locomotives of Bavarian Class EP 2 were in light passenger train service in Germany for almost 50 years. After their initial classification as EP 2 by the Royal Bavarian State Railways (Königlich Bayerische Staats-Eisenbahnen), they were redesignated as E 32s from 1927 to 1968 in the DRG's numbering plan and, later in the DB classification scheme. In their final years, post-1968, they were given the EDV-compatible classification of 132. Characteristic of the E 32 was its short length and link drive (Stangenantrieb).