| DE 24000 |
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Two DE24000 locomotives pulling a westbound regional train. |
| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Designer | Matériel de Traction Electrique, modified vastly |
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| Builder | Matériel de Traction Electrique (first units)
Tülomsaş (all remaining) |
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| Model | 1968 |
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| Build date | 1970–1984 |
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| Total produced | 418 |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | 120 km/h (75 mph) (designation)
144 km/h (89 mph) (overspeed with blue and accelerated trains-this practice prohibited) |
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Power output:
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| • Starting | 1,760.0 kW (2,360.2 hp) (original rating with Pielstick engines)
1,610.0 kW (2,159.0 hp) (re-rating and all units with Hedemora engines) |
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| • 1 hour | no restriction |
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| • Continuous | 2,200.0 hp (1,640.5 kW) (road use)
1,860.0 hp (1,387.0 kW) (switching duties) |
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Tractive effort:
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| • Starting | 394 kilonewtons (89,000 lbf) |
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| • Continuous | 357 kilonewtons (80,000 lbf) @ 16 kilometres per hour (9.9 mph) |
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| Career |
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| Operators | Turkish State Railways(36 units)
İZBAN(6 units)
TCDD Taşımacılık (remaining) |
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| Numbers | DE24001 – DE24418 |
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| Nicknames | "Mavi lokomotif" (blue locomotive-ones with blue livery)
Yirmidörtbinlik (24000ths) |
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| Locale | Turkey |
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TCDD DE 24000 (stylised as DE 24 000 in painted registration numbers) is a type of diesel locomotive built for operations on Turkish State Railways (TCDD) by Tülomsaş. 218 units were built between 1970 and 1984 under license from Matériel de Traction Electrique (MTE) of France. The DE 24000 formed the backbone of the dieselisation of the Turkish railways during the 1970s. It follows the hood unit road switcher design, like most Turkish mainline locomotives. DE 24 000 is the most commonly found locomotive class in Turkey (418 units produced, more than 100 in usable state).
In addition to MTE, diesel parts were supplied by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, electric parts from Jeumont-Schneider, and mechanical parts from Forges et Ateliers du Creusot, all of which later acquired by Alstom.
