8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Pasundan0203Wumbo: Ghazy2007· CC0
- 2. South African Class 33-000: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. South African Class 33-400: Harald Süpfle , cropped by FritzG· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 4. GEU20CCC2039508: Ghazy2007· CC0
- 5. GE U20C 2625 NOVOESTE: Ricardo Frontera· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. GE U20C 3846 FERROBAN: Ricardo Frontera· CC BY-SA 2.5
- 7. GE U20C 7812 FERROBAN: Ricardo Frontera· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. SQM GE U20C Barriles: Kabelleger / David Gubler ( http://www.bahnbilder.ch )· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The GE U20C diesel–electric locomotive was introduced by GE Transportation Systems as an export model in 1964. It was powered by an 8-cylinder 7FDL-8 engine. This locomotive is used worldwide with many variations and modifications.
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
- First built 31 years ago, in 1995.
- 1.6 MW is about 19 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 14.1 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 1995–2000
- in service from
- 1995
- number built
- 42
- kind
- Diesel–electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- builders
- GE Transportation, Industri Kereta Api, General Electric
- designer
- General Electric, UGL Rail (for Indonesian U20C locomotives)
- operators
- Kereta Api Indonesia
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 1.6 MW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Co-Co
- length
- 14.1 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q34155, Wikipedia: GE U20C (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.