Tags: Locomotive.
TCDD DE 24000 are a type of diesel locomotive built for operations on Turkish State Railways by Tülomsaş. A total of 218 units were built between 1970-84 on license from Matériel de Traction Electrique of France. The DE 24000 formed the backbone of the dieselisation of the Turkish railways during the 1970s.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