The MaK G 1205 is a class of four axle B'B'
diesel-hydraulic locomotive
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s built by the
Maschinenbau Kiel
Maschinenbau Kiel GmbH designed, manufactured and marketed marine diesel engines, diesel locomotives and tracked vehicles under the MaK brand name. The three primary operating divisions of Maschinenbau Kiel GmbH were sold to different companies ...
factory.
Description and operations
The locomotives are of a similar design to the
MaK G 1204 BB locomotives, with hydraulic transmission, B'B' wheel arrangement, and off-centre cab.
The first twelve locomotives were built for the
Eisenbahn und Hafen in
Duisburg
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, Germany, and were powered by a V 12 Caterpillar engine, the remainder were powered by a similarly powered V 12 MTU engine also used on the
MaK G 1204 BB. The
Voith
The Voith Group is a German manufacturer of machines for the pulp and paper industry, technical equipment for hydropower plants and drive and braking systems. The family-owned company, which operates worldwide and has its headquarters in Heid ...
hydraulic converter is the same as that used on the MaK G 1204 BB and
MaK G 1202 BB.
Of the 19 MTU engined versions 6 were built for
NISCO (National Iranian Steel Company), 10 have worked for a variety of German private railway companies, 1 for ''Graz-Köflacher Eisenbahn- und Bergbaugesellschaft mbH'' in Austria,
and 2 for
Banverket
, genre =
, fate =
, predecessor = Swedish State Railways
, successor = Swedish Transport Administration
, foundation = 1988
, founder =
, defunct = 31 March 2010
, location_city ...
in Sweden.
See also
*The
Belgian Railways Class 77, of which 170 were built, is a development of the design.
References
External links
*Images
{{MaK-Vossloh locomotives
MaK locomotives
Diesel locomotives of Iran
Standard gauge locomotives of Austria
Standard gauge locomotives of Germany
Standard gauge locomotives of Iran
Standard gauge locomotives of Sweden
Railway locomotives introduced in 1991