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Terra Nova 1260HP diesel hydraulic locomotive

🇷🇴 Romania ·built by Electroputere VFU Pașcani

Terra Nova 1260HP diesel hydraulic locomotive, photo 1 of 1
1/1 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

  • power 940 kWpower output

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.

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