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MaK G 1203 BB
🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Maschinenbau Kiel· from 1982· model of German diesel-hydraulic locomotive
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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Lambach - Diesellokomotive V 20 011 (MaK G 1203 BB): C.Stadler/Bwag· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. MWB V 1001 1: MPW57· Public domain
- 3. Diesellok V 103 der Verkehrsbetriebe des Kreises Plön (VKP) mit Personenwagen (Kiel 74.559): Magnussen, Friedrich (1914-1987)· CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- 4. Vossloh G 1203 locomotive: Garitzko· Public domain
what is it?
The MaK G 1203 BB is a type of four axle B'B' off-centre cab locomotive built by Maschinenbau Kiel.
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 44 years ago, in 1982.
- 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
- 1982–1991
- in service from
- 1982
- number built
- 25
- 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 Q1882198, Wikipedia: MaK G 1203 BB (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.