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MaK G 1202 BB

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maschinenbau Kiel· from 1978· model of German diesel-hydralic locomotives

MaK G 1202 BB, photo 1 of 5
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what is it?

The MaK G 1202 BB is a four axle B'B' off-centre cab diesel-hydraulic locomotive built by Maschinenbau Kiel in Germany.

base stats

  • built 12made 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 48 years ago, in 1978.
  • 12.5 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
1978–1980
in service from
1978
number built
12
kind
Diesel
traction
diesel
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Maschinenbau Kiel
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement
B'B'
length
12.5 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q1488123, Wikipedia: MaK G 1202 BB (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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