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- 1. MT55097 at Basmane: B'Tian Denizcan P. Dorsam· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
TCDD MT5500 was a series of diesel multiple units operated by the Turkish State Railways. The trains were used on intercity services, and offered higher speeds and comfort than steam powered trains. The DMUs were built in Italy by Fiat, and a total of 11 units were delivered in 1960-61.
who runs it
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
- 810 kW is about 10 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 60.7 m long: about 13 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 199: 4 full city buses (~50 seats each).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 11
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- builders
- Fiat
- operators
- Turkish State Railways
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- 810 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- formation
- 3 cars, motor car on each end with a trailer in between
- length
- 60.7 m
- weight
- 34.7 t
- capacity
- 199 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7669657, Wikipedia: TCDD MT5500 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.