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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.
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 ...
2001: MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen GmbH is renamed MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH. 2005 : In late 2005, the DaimlerChrysler Off-Highway business unit, including MTU Friedrichshafen and the Off-Highway division of Detroit Diesel Corporation , is sold to the Swedish financial investor EQT AB .
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.
1952 Shell Oil film showing the development of the diesel engine from 1877. The diesel engine, named after the German engineer Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).
MTU Aero Engines, a German aircraft engine manufacturer; MTU Friedrichshafen, an international diesel engine manufacturer; Manitou Group, French manufacturer of forklifts, cherry pickers etc. (Euronext symbol: MTU) Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, New York Stock Exchange symbol MTU
[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.
NIR C4k no. 4002 at Holywood station. The Class 4000 is a type of diesel multiple unit (DMU) in service with Northern Ireland Railways.. The fleet was procured due to the recognition of the essential role railways play in economic growth and the need to replace outdated rolling stock, particularly Class 80 and Class 450 trains.