137 155 ideas. Many of the "Senator" design features were additionally based around the Talgo concept. Both trains were of unprecedented light weight construction of 0.92 t/seat, but had disadvantages in maintenance due to their six engine concept (four Diesel engines for propulsion, two for electricity generation). Thus they were taken out of service in 1959 and 1960 respectively. Later the DB Class VT 11.5 ("TEE") und DR Class VT 18.16 ("Vindobona") DMUs were derived from Kruckenberg's SVT 137 155 concept. Literature External links description of the kruckenberg designed VT 10.5 1882 births 1965 deaths People from Uetersen 20th-century German inventors German designers German railway mechanical engineers Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Engineers from Schleswig-Holstein