TCDD MT5300 was a series of
diesel multiple units operated by the
Turkish State Railways
The State Railways of the Republic of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları), abbreviated as TCDD, is a government-owned national railway company responsible with the ownership and maintenance of railway infrastructure in Turkey ...
. The trains were used on intercity services, and offered higher speeds and comfort than steam powered trains. There had many similarities to the
MT5200. The motor units were built by
MAN
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,
Esslingen and
Duewag
Düwag or Duewag, formerly Waggonfabrik Uerdingen, was a German manufacturer of rail vehicles. It was sold in 1999 to Siemens with the brand later retired.
History
Duewag was founded in March 1898 as Waggonfabrik Uerdingen in Uerdingen an ...
with MAN Diesel engines, while the centre cars were built by
Westwaggon.
External links
Trains on Turkey page on MT5300
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Diesel multiple units of Turkey
Duewag multiple units