Vossloh DE 18

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]^{[failed verification]} 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

^ ^a ^b www.loks-aus-kiel.de. "Vossloh - G 18 / DE 18" (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Vossloh Locomotives (2010). "The custom-made future is your choice - Product flyer" (PDF) (in English and German). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
^ "BASF orders 22 diesel locomotives from Vossloh" (Press release). Werdohl: Vossloh AG. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

External links

Official Vossloh DE 18 product page

[lak-1] www.loks-aus-kiel.de. "Vossloh - G 18 / DE 18" (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2024.

[vpro-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Vossloh Locomotives (2010). "The custom-made future is your choice - Product flyer" (PDF) (in English and German). p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

[de18basf-3] "BASF orders 22 diesel locomotives from Vossloh" (Press release). Werdohl: Vossloh AG. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 April 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.

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