Terra Nova 1260HP diesel hydraulic locomotive

| Type and origin

Power type| Diesel-hydraulic
Builder| Electroputere VFU / Reloc SA
| Specifications

Gauge| Narrow gauge
Standard gauge
Broad gauge
Fuel type| Diesel fuel
Transmission| Hydraulic
| Performance figures

Power output| 1,260 HP (2 x 630)
| Career

Official name| Terra Nova

The Terra Nova locomotive is a diesel-hydraulic locomotive used mainly for heavy shunting operations and light line service. It is produced at Electroputere VFU-Reloc Craiova, Romania and it had its official launching in May 2014, having four axles and the possibility to be adapted to all types of gauges.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

## History

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SC. RELOC SA and Electroputere VFU became part of Grampet Group in 2013, being responsible for the part of construction of new innovative locomotives, research, design of new products and sustainable technologies, but also repairing, manufacturing, modernization of existing locomotives. Since 2014, it has started to produce the Terra Nova locomotive, its future plans for 2015-2018 being to build a new 1,900 kW (2,500 hp) diesel electric locomotive and a new 6,500 kW (8,700 hp) electric locomotive.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ "RELOC | Terra Nova". Relocsa.ro. 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
2. ^ "Caterpillar Helps Revive Diesel Mechanical Locomotive Production in Romania | Caterpillar". Cat. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
3. ^ "American Caterpillar builds new locomotive in Romania with local group Grampet, mainly for export | Romania-Insider.com". Archived from the original on 2014-05-27.
4. ^ "Romanian locomotive manufacturer Electroputere VFU Craiova and Caterpillar unveil shunting locomotive prototype". Think-railways.com as archived by WayBackMachine. 2014-05-23. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
5. ^ "Romanian-built TerraNova locomotive, one of the most appreciated products at InnoTrans 2014". Railwaypro.com. 2014-09-25. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
6. ^ DVV Media International Ltd. "Diesel-hydraulic locomotive developed". Railway Gazette. Retrieved 2019-07-06.

## External links

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* Official website