TCDD DE33000

DE 33000
DE 33 033 pulling a container freight through Muradiye.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Designer Electro-Motive Diesel Builder Tülomsaş Model EMD GT26CW-2 Build date 2003 – 2010 Total produced 89
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  AAR C-C  •  UIC Co'Co' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Bogies 2 Wheel diameter 1,016 mm (40 in) Wheelbase 43 ft 6 in (13.259 m) between bolsters truck pivots; 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m) between axles in each truck. Length 62 ft 1.7 in (18,941 mm) over the coupler pulling faces. Width 10 ft 3.125 in (3,127.38 mm) over the grabirons. Height 13 ft 11 in (4,240 mm) Loco weight 119 t (117 long tons; 131 short tons) Fuel capacity 4,542 L (999 imp gal; 1,200 US gal) Prime mover EMD 16-645E3C RPM range 360-904 ​  • RPM low idle 225  • RPM idle 316  • Maximum RPM 1007 Engine type Two-stroke turbodiesel Aspiration Turbocharged Cylinders 16 Transmission AC-DC-AC Loco brake Air, Dynamic brake Train brakes Air Safety systems Engine overspeeding protection, emergency brake
Performance figures Maximum speed 131 km/h (81 mph) Power output 2,463 kW (3,300 hp) Tractive effort: ​  • Starting 380kN  • Continuous 344kN @ 20 km/h
Career Operators TCDD Taşımacılık Numbers DE33001 – DE33089 Nicknames Otuz üç binlikler(thirty three thousands)

TCDD DE 33000 is a type of diesel-electric locomotive built for operations on Turkish State Railways by Tülomsaş. It is model GT26CW-2 designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Diesel and using the famous EMD 645 two stroke diesel engine and using the EMD Dash 2 electronic module. It has been revised to have EMD Dash 3 like microprocessor control in 2017. This batch has air starter.

Total initial order was for 65 units, followed by supplemental orders to increase the quantity to 89, with delivery starting in 2003. Its name refers to its maximum power output, 3,300 hp (2,500 kW). ^[1]

References

1. "HISTORICAL SIGNATURES WERE MADE IN THE SERIES PRODUCTION OF ESKİŞEHİR-5000". Turasas. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

External links

• Tülomsaş page on DE 33000 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
• Trains of Turkey on DE 33000