Vossloh DE 18

Vossloh DE 18
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Germany Vossloh, Kiel
Build date 2010 - present
Total produced 3 (as of March 2012)[1]
Specifications
UIC class Bo'Bo'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Wheel diameter 1,000 mm (39.37 in) (new)
920 mm (36.22 in) (worn) [2]
Minimum curve 55 m (180 ft 5 in)[2]
Length 17.00 m (55 ft 9 in)[2]
Width 3.08 m (10 ft 1 in)[2]
Height 4.31 m (14 ft 2 in)[2]
Loco weight 80–90 t (79–89 long tons; 88–99 short tons)[2]
Fuel capacity 4,100 L (900 imp gal; 1,100 US gal)[2]
RPM range 1800 rpm
Engine type MTU 12V4000R43L[2]
Performance figures
Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph)[2]
Power output 1,800 kW (2,400 hp)[2]
Tractive effort 291 kN (65,000 lbf)[2]
Career
Locale Germany
Disposition in test

The Vossloh DE 18 is a Bo-Bo diesel-electric locomotive. It is the first new diesel-electric locomotive to be built in Kiel since production of the DE 1002 ended in 1993.[1] Up to 60% of the components are shared with the diesel-hydraulic G 18.[2]

Operations

The prototype locomotive was shown together with the smaller, diesel-hydraulic G 12 on InnoTrans 2010. The launch customer for the DE 18 was BASF, ordering 2 DE 18 locomotives for services at its plants in December 2011.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 www.loks-aus-kiel.de. "Vossloh - G 18 / DE 18" (in German). Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Vossloh Locomotives (2010). "The custom-made future is your choice - Product flyer" (pdf) (in English and German). p. 12. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "BASF orders 22 diesel locomotives from Vossloh" (Press release). Werdohl: Vossloh AG. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

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