TCDD DE11000

TCDD DE11000
TCDD DE11052 at Sirkeci, Istanbul
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Krauss-Maffei, Germany (20),
Tülomsaş (65)
Build date 1985
Total produced 85
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AAR B-B
 • UIC Bo'Bo'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Bogies 2
Length 13.25 m (43 ft 6 in)
Loco weight 68 tonnes (67 long tons; 75 short tons)
Prime mover MTU 8V 396
Engine type Diesel
Aspiration Turbocharged
Cylinders V8
Transmission AC-DC
AC-DC-AC
Loco brake Air, Parking pawl
Train brakes Air
Safety systems Dead man's switch
Performance figures
Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output 785 kW (1,053 hp)
Tractive effort 225 kN (51,000 lbf)
Career
Operators Turkish State Railways
TCDD Taşımacılık
Numbers DE11001 – DE11085
Locale İzmir, Malatya, Adana

TCDD DE11000 is a series of diesel-electric locomotives used by the Turkish State Railways. The batch consisted of 85 units delivered from 1985. The first 20 locomotives were built by Krauss-Maffei, the remaining 65 on licence by Tülomsaş. There are two series of the locomotive, the first 15 having direct current motors, the latter 70 having alternating current motors. The units have Bo'Bo' wheel arrangement and are powered by 720 kW engines (depending on model)[1] Most of these are scrapped, some of these were converted to diesel-hydraulic traction, remaining ones are working in yard duties.

References

  1. ↑ Tülomsaş. "DE 11000". Retrieved 2008-03-09.
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