TCDD E1000

The TCDD E1000 is an electric locomotive in use with Тurkish State Railways. A single prototype was built in 2015 by TÜLOMSAŞ and TÜBİTAK MAM. The main feature of the locomotive is its regenerative braking system, allowing it to make a halt in the shortest possible time without external assistance. It also uses induction motors for its traction system.

TCDD E1000
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder TÜLOMSAŞ TÜBİTAK MAM Build date 2015 Total produced 1
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B  • UIC Bo'Bo'  • Commonwealth Bo-Bo Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Length 13,250 mm (43 ft 6 in) Axle load 18 t (18 long tons; 20 short tons) Loco weight 72 t (71 long tons; 79 short tons) Electric system/s 25 kV 50 Hz AC Current pickup(s) Pantograph Loco brake Knorr
Performance figures Maximum speed 80 km/h (50 mph) Power output 1,000 kW (1,300 hp) Tractive effort: ​  • Starting 230 kN (52,000 lbf)
Career Operators Turkish State Railways

The locomotive have a power rating of 1000 kW, and can reach speeds up to 80 km/h. The locomotive weighed 72 tons, and measured at 13,250 mm in length.

Background

The DE11000 diesel shunters, which were in need of modernisation since the mid-1990s, were plagued by the increasing difficulty of supplying spare parts abroad. For this reason, in 2008, TULOMSAS began development of an electric shunting locomotive that could replace the DE110000.