TCDD DE20000

DE20000
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder GE Transportation Systems, USA
Model U18C
Build date 1957–1958
Total produced 5
Specifications
UIC class Co'Co'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length 16.4 m (53 ft 10 in)
Loco weight 102 tonnes (100 long tons; 112 short tons)
Engine type Cooper Bessemer FVBL 12T
Cylinders 12
Performance figures
Power output 1,320 kW (1,770 hp)
Career
Operators Turkish State Railways
Numbers DE20001 – DE20005

TCDD DE20000 were the first diesel-electric locomotive built for operations on Turkish State Railways. Five General Electric U18C units with Cooper Bessemer engines were built in 1957-58. All the locomotives are now retired from service.

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