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Class 168, Class 170 and Class 171: MTU 6R 183TD series (one per car) Class 172: MTU 6H1800R83 (one per car) Class 195 and Class 196: MTU 6H1800R85L (one per car) Class 43s: MTU 16V4000 R41R widely installed in early 2000s, replacing original Paxman Valenta engines. The MTU 12V 1600 R80L for the Class 800 [2] and Class 802 (three per five car ...
Detroit Diesel and MTU jointly developed the 2000 and 4000 series, with Detroit Diesel leading development of the 2000 and MTU leading the 4000, each of which are named for the per-cylinder displacement in cm 3. [17] Like the Series 149, the 4000 comes in 8V-, 12V-, 16V-, and 20V- configurations.
[2]: 157–158 In 1936, BMW built an aircraft engine plant in Allach near Munich, which are the headquarters of MTU Aero Engines today. In 1940, the plant was expanded significantly to start large-scale production of BMW 801 aircraft engines, which powered the Focke-Wulfe FW 190 fighter aircraft and Dornier Do 217 bomber aircraft.
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The ancestor of Detroit Diesel was the Winton Engine Company, founded by Alexander Winton in 1912; Winton Engine began producing diesel engines in fall 1913. After Charles F. Kettering purchased two Winton diesels for his yacht, General Motors acquired the company in 1930 along with Electro Motive Company, Winton's primary client.
As a consequence of the problems experienced, production of the second batch of units was put on hold in mid-2012 pending resolution of the design issues. [7] On 31 July 2012 KiwiRail announced that the fleet achieved its highest mean distance between failures (MDBF) rating, outperforming the DX class locomotives by 3000 km. [ 34 ]
The company was renamed MTU Friedrichshafen in the 1960s and continued to supply the engines for the Leopard 2 main battle tank. In 1966 MTU merged with Mercedes-Benz Motorenbau. MTU derives from Motoren- und Turbinen-Union meaning 'Motor (Engine) and Turbine Union'.
The 2000 series (2000系, 2000-kei) is a tilting diesel multiple unit (DMU) train type operated by Shikoku Railway Company (JR Shikoku) on limited express services in Shikoku, Japan. An identical lone 4-car set is also operated by the Tosa Kuroshio Railway .