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MaK G 1202 BB
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maschinenbau Kiel· from 1978· model of German diesel-hydralic locomotives
5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. MAKG1202BB: MPW57· Public domain
- 2. Lok F7 der Häfen Hannover (MaK G1202) am Kraftwerk Stöcken: Gerd Fahrenhorst· CC BY 4.0
- 3. MaK G1202 (1000782 A W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. MaK G1202 (1000782 B W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. MaK G1202 (1000782 C W): Joachim Lutz· CC BY-SA 4.0
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
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.
