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- 1. Reloc SA Terranova Locomotive (15542384441): julienghien1 from Enghien, Belgique· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
The Terra Nova locomotive is a diesel-hydraulic locomotive used mainly for heavy shunting operations and light line service. It is produced at Electroputere VFU-Reloc Craiova, Romania and it had its official launching in May 2014, having four axles and the possibility to be adapted to all types of gauges.
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- 940 kW is about 11 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
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- number built
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- kind
- Diesel-hydraulic
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- builders
- Electroputere VFU Pașcani
- top speed
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- power
- 940 kW
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q21233304, Wikipedia: Terra Nova 1260HP diesel hydraulic locomotive (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.
