Locos

Currently, only diesel and electric locos produced by Tulomsas under licences of different brands are running on Turkish rail network. Electric locos are registered with E, and diesel with DE (diesel electric).

E 43000

This 4325 HP electric loco had been produced since 1987 under licence of Toshiba. TCDD Tasimacilik has 45 of them.

E43000 - Berktuğ Şebin
E43000. Photo: Berktug Sebin

E 68000

This new generation 6702 HP electric loco had been produced between 2014 and 2016 under licence of Rotem. TCDD Tasimacilik has 80 of them.

E68000 - Onur
E68000. Foto: Onur Uysal

DE 22000

This 2000 HP diesel electric loco was produced between 1985-1989 under licence of GM. TCDD Tasimacilik has 86 of them.

DE 22000 - Jeff
DE 22000. Photo: Jeff Hawken

DE 24000

This 1900 HP loco had started to be produced in 1970 based on technology transfer from French manufacturer MTE. TCDD Tasimacilik has 236 of them.

DE 24000 - Jeff
DE 24000. Photo: Jeff Hawken

DE 33000

This 3000 HP loco had started to be produced in 2003 under the licence of EMD (a subsidiary of GM at that time). TCDD Tasimacilik has 89 of them.

DE 33000 - Jeff
DE 33000. Photo: Jeff Hawken

DE 36000

Latest member of TCDD Tasimacilik diesel loco fleet is 3700 HP Powerhaul. 20 Powerhaul were produced for TCDD between 2014-2015 under licence of GM. Korfez Ulastirma, the new private operator, inked a contract of 5 locos in September 2018.

DE 36000 - Jeff
DE 36000. Photo: Jeff Hawken

For more details about all locos: Trains of Turkey

Travel home page