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| 11.9.1912: First diesel locomotive |
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| The first diesel locomotive in the world was put into service by the Preußisch-Hessische Eisenbahn (Prussian-Hessian railway). It was constructed by the Berlin based Borsig company. The test locomotive that was built in 1912 was just as unsuccessful as the locomotive with pneumatic transmission that was built in 1929. The V 140 01 was the first locomotive to be used successfully with an output of 1400 bhp and was presented at the anniversary exhibition in Nuremberg in 1935. Now the locomotive is in the Deutsches Museum in Munich. Today diesel locomotives have superseded steam locomotives. |
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