TCDD DE20000

Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	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

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems, USA
Model	U18C
Build date	1957–1958
Total produced	5

DE20000
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems, USA
Model	U18C
Build date	1957–1958
Total produced	5
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	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.

External links

Trains of Turkey page on DE20000

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