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    A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed...
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    An electro-diesel locomotive (also referred to as a dual-mode or bi-mode locomotive) is a type of locomotive that can be powered either from an electricity...
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  • 800 locomotives. The railways primarily operates a fleet of electric and diesel locomotives along with a few compressed natural gas (CNG) locomotives. Steam...
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    steam locomotive remained by far the most common type of locomotive until after World War II. Steam locomotives are less efficient than modern diesel and...
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    TU6 (ТУ6) is a Soviet narrow gauge diesel locomotive for the track gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in). The first TU6A was built in 1973 at the Kambarka Engineering...
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  • The American Locomotive Company (ALCO), based in Schenectady, New York, United States produced a wide range of diesel-electric locomotives from its opening...
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    Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry. Formerly...
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    TU7 (ТУ7) - Soviet, later Russian diesel locomotive for gauge 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) – 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). The TU7 (ТУ7) was developed in 1971–1972...
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    or a supercapacitor. Locomotives with on-board fuelled prime movers, such as diesel engines or gas turbines, are classed as diesel-electric or gas turbine-electric...
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    The Indian locomotive class WDP-4 (EMD GT46PAC) is a passenger-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors...
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  • The Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), formerly Diesel Locomotive Works (DLW), is a production unit of Indian Railways situated in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh...
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  • initially specializing in the production of locomotives but later diversifying and fabricating at various times diesel generators, automobiles, steel, tanks...
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    steam locomotives, but struggled to compete when demand switched to diesel locomotives. Baldwin produced the last of its 70,000-plus locomotives in 1951...
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    Soviet narrow gauge diesel locomotive for the track gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) The decision to replace steam locomotives by diesel ones on the narrow...
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  • Although prototype diesel locomotives ran in Britain before World War II, the railways of both the Republic and Northern Ireland changed over much more...
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    Vectron is a locomotive series made by Siemens Mobility, introduced at the 2010 InnoTrans trade fair in four prototype versions: diesel, multi-system...
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  • The Diesel Locomotive Factory, Marhowrah is a joint venture of GE Transportation, part of American company Wabtec, with Indian Railways for the production...
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    ever since. Steam locomotives in use after 1968: Class 98 Diesel locomotives: Classes 01–70 DC electric and electro-diesel locomotives: Classes 70–79 AC...
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  • compression Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine Diesel (band)...
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  • Diesel locomotives used on the railways of Australia. 40 class 41 class 42 class 421 class 422 class 43 class 44 class 442 class 45 class 47 class 48 class...
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  • Diesel (EMD). EMC participated in the construction of a number of motorized railcars, integrated streamliner trainsets, and experimental locomotives in...
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    The Indian locomotive class WDG-4G (GE ES43ACmi) is a class of dual-cabin freight-hauling diesel-electric locomotive used by the Indian Railways (IR)...
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    Indian locomotive class WDG-6G (GE ES57ACi) is a class of diesel-electric locomotive used by the Indian Railways for freight duty. The locomotive is a higher...
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    The M62 is a Soviet-built diesel locomotive for heavy freight trains, exported to many Eastern Bloc countries as well as to Cuba, North Korea and Mongolia...
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    The Indian locomotive class WDG-4 (EMD GT46MAC) is a type of six-axle (Co-Co) freight-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission...
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    locomotives. Kerosene locomotives use kerosene as the fuel. They were the world's first oil locomotives, preceding diesel and other oil locomotives by some years...
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    A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated...
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    The British Rail Class 52 is a class of 74 Type 4 diesel-hydraulic locomotives built for the Western Region of British Railways between 1961 and 1964....
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    B–unit (redirect from Cabless locomotive)
    A B unit, in railroad terminology, is a locomotive unit (generally a diesel locomotive) which does not have a control cab or crew compartment, and must...
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  • British Rail operated a large number of different diesel locomotive types. The majority of these were built between 1955 and 1968. Many classes were rushed...
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