Vossloh DE 18 explained

Vossloh DE 18

Powertype:

Diesel-electric

Builder:

Vossloh, Kiel

Builddate:

2010–present

Totalproduction:

187 (as of June)^[1]

Uicclass:

Bo′Bo′

Minimumcurve:

550NaN0^[2]

Length:

17m (56feet)

Width:

3.08m (10.1feet)

Height:

4.31m (14.14feet)

Locoweight:

80t90t

Fueltype:

1. 2 to #6 Diesel fuels

| fuelcap = 4100L| watercap = | consumption = | primemover = | enginetype = MTU 12V4000R43L| aspiration = Turbocharged| rpmrange = 1,800 rpm| displacement = | alternator = | generator = | cylindercount = 12| cylindersize = | transmission = AC-AC| maxspeed = 120km/h| poweroutput = 1800kW| tractiveeffort = 291kN| factorofadhesion = | locobrakes = | trainbrakes = | safety = | fleetnumbers = | officialname = | nicknames = | locale = Germany| deliverydate = | firstrundate = | currentowner = | disposition = in test| wheeldiameter = 10002NaN2 (new)
9202NaN2 (worn) | notes =}}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. Up to 60% of the components are shared with the diesel-hydraulic G 18.

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]

External links

• Official Vossloh DE 18 product page

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vossloh - G 18 / DE 18 . www.loks-aus-kiel.de . de. 22 June 2024.
2. Web site: The custom-made future is your choice - Product flyer . Vossloh Locomotives . 2010 . 12 . en, de . 18 March 2012 . 25 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120325084313/https://www.vossloh-locomotives.com/cms/media/downloads/pdfs/prospekte/Vossloh_Locomotives_Productflyer_de_en.pdf . dead .
3. BASF orders 22 diesel locomotives from Vossloh. 14 December 2011. Vossloh AG. Werdohl. 18 March 2012. 22 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120422131230/http://www.vossloh.com/en/press/press_releases/press_release_details_4449.html. dead.