The series G18 locomotives are four-axle diesel-hydraulic locomotives. As well as for mainline service and thanks to their large range they are ideally suited to the transport of goods or track-laying machines over long distances. Used in double traction, the G 18 are easily capable of transporting track-laying machines with a dead weight of over 2,000 tonnes from one construction project to the next. They also have the latest soot particle filter and emit up to 40 percent less nitrogen oxide than a conventional diesel locomotive. They can therefore also be used inside tunnels. The G 18 also fulfils the European crash standard EN 15277, which protects vehicle occupants in case of collision through a reinforced rail vehicle body.
Diesel locomotive G 18 series
Locomotives, railway wagons – Diesel locomotives
Functional Characteristics
- Strong starting effort
- Large range
- Low continuous speed, for removing rails and ballast
- Modern soot particle filters, with self-cleaning through exhaust heat
- Flexibly usable on the whole German railway network
Technical specifications
| Vehicle type | diesel-hydraulic locomotives |
| Manufacturer | Vossloh Locomotives GmbH |
| Type/series | G 18, new build |
| Engine | MTU 12 V 4000 R43L Common Rail |
| Soot particle filter | yes |
| Performance | 1.800 kW |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/hJa |
| Lowest continuous running speed | between 3 km/h and 11 km/h |
| Service weight | 84 t |
| Height above top of rail | 4.310 mm |
| Axle arrangement | B’B’ |
| Average mass per axis | 21 t |
| Transmission (main set) | Voith L 530 breU2 fluid transmission |
| Brake | wheel disc brake, acting on all wheels |
| Braked weights | G/P: 72 t/84 t |
| Length over buffers | 17.000 mm |
| Distance between bogie axle centres | 8.100 mm |
| Bogie pitch | 2.400 mm |
| Safety devices | Selektron MAS-Traffic, automatic safety device, ATW/ATS, train radio system (analogue, GSM-R) |
| Operating supplies | diesel fuel: 4,000 l |
