Vossloh DE 18
{{Infobox locomotive
| name = Vossloh DE 18
| powertype = Diesel-electric
| image = Vossloh DE 18 Hannover.jpg
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| builder = {{flagicon|DEU}} Vossloh, Kiel
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| builddate = 2010–present
| totalproduction = 191 (as of September 2024){{cite web |url=http://www.loks-aus-kiel.de/index.php?nav=1407867&lang=1|title= Vossloh - G 18 / DE 18 |author=www.loks-aus-kiel.de |language= de|access-date=29 September 2024}}
| uicclass = Bo′Bo′
| gauge = {{RailGauge|sg}}
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| length = {{convert|17.00|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|3.08|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|4.31|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| locoweight = {{convert|80|-|90|t|abbr=on}}
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| fuelcap = {{convert|4100|L|abbr=on}}
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| enginetype = MTU 12V4000R43L
| aspiration = Turbocharged
| rpmrange = 1,800 rpm
| displacement = {{convert|57.240|litre}}
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| cylindercount = 12
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| transmission = AC-AC
| maxspeed = {{convert|120|km/h|abbr=on}}
| poweroutput = {{convert|1800.0|kW|abbr=on}}
| tractiveeffort = {{convert|291|kN|abbr=on}}
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| locale = Germany
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| disposition = in test
| wheeldiameter = {{convert|1,000|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} (new)
{{convert|920|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} (worn)
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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.{{not in ref|date=August 2023}} 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.{{cite press release| url = http://www.vossloh.com/en/press/press_releases/press_release_details_4449.html| title = BASF orders 22 diesel locomotives from Vossloh| date = 14 December 2011| publisher = Vossloh AG| location = Werdohl| access-date = 18 March 2012| archive-date = 22 April 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120422131230/http://www.vossloh.com/en/press/press_releases/press_release_details_4449.html| url-status = dead}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.vl-rs.com/en/customized-traction/de-18 Official Vossloh DE 18 product page]
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