TCDD DE18100
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TCDD DE18100 are a type of diesel-electric locomotive built for operations on Turkish State Railways
by Matériel de Traction Electrique. Based on the same platform and order as the DE24000
, it was a light-axle version of the locomotive, very similar to the DE18000
, though with a different wheel arrangement. The units were mostly used around Izmir
.
Turkish State Railways
The State Railways of the Turkish Republic or TCDD is the government owned, national railway carrier in the Republic of Turkey, headquartered in Ankara...
by Matériel de Traction Electrique. Based on the same platform and order as the DE24000
TCDD DE24000
TCDD DE 24000 are a type of diesel locomotive built for operations on Turkish State Railways by Tülomsaş. A total of 218 units were built between 1970-84 on license from Matériel de Traction Electrique of France...
, it was a light-axle version of the locomotive, very similar to the DE18000
TCDD DE18000
TCDD DE18000 are a type of diesel-electric locomotive built for operations on Turkish State Railways by Matériel de Traction Electrique. The order was a trial for a ligher version of the DE24000, and only five units were delivered...
, though with a different wheel arrangement. The units were mostly used around Izmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
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