TCDD DE20000

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

DE20000
DE20000
	DE 20002 in Ankara.
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation Systems, USA
Model	U18C
Build date	1957–1958
Total produced	5
Configuration:;
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
Power output
Performance figures
Power output	1,320 kW (1,770 hp)
Operators
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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