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MaK DE 1002

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maschinenbau Kiel· from 1981· model of 24 German diesel-electric locomotives

MaK DE 1002, photo 1 of 8
1/8 Spoorjan· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The MaK DE 1002 is a class of 4 axle Bo′Bo′ diesel-electric locomotives built by Maschinenbau Kiel in association with Brown, Boveri & Cie (later ABB Group).

base stats

  • speed 90 km/htop speed
  • power 1.3 MWpower output
  • built 24made in total

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 45 years ago, in 1981.
  • 1.3 MW is about 16 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • 13 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
1981–1993
in service from
1981
number built
24
kind
diesel locomotive
traction
diesel
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Maschinenbau Kiel, Brown, Boveri & Cie, ABB Group
top speed
90 km/h
power
1.3 MW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
Bo′Bo′
length
13 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q1882192, Wikipedia: MaK DE 1002 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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