en.Wedoany.com Reported - Turkey's state-owned rail vehicle manufacturer TÜRASAŞ will export the DE 10000 diesel shunting locomotive to Tanzania, marking the country's first diesel locomotive built using domestic resources and entering the international market. Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu confirmed the export on June 16, 2026, at the TÜRASAŞ Eskişehir Regional Directorate factory. The locomotive is powered by the Özgün Motor (Original Engine), which exceeds 1,000 horsepower and was developed through collaboration under the TÜBİTAK KAMAG (Public Research Projects of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey).
The agreement covers TÜRASAŞ's export of at least one DE 10000 diesel-electric shunting locomotive to an undisclosed railway operator in Tanzania. The locomotive is based on the Özgün Motor, the first Turkish-designed diesel engine with over 1,000 horsepower, with all intellectual property fully owned by Turkey. Minister Uraloğlu stated that the engine will be used for the first time on a locally produced locomotive platform and exported to the international market. Turkish authorities did not disclose the contracting entity in Tanzania, the specific yard or line for locomotive deployment, or whether the agreement includes maintenance, training, or spare parts packages.
Over the past decade, Tanzania's railway sector has procured locomotives from multiple international suppliers. In 2022, CRRC Dalian supplied four diesel-electric locomotives to the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) for the meter-gauge railway connecting Dar es Salaam and Kapiri Mposhi. For the newer standard-gauge railway (SGR), Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) purchased electric locomotives from Hyundai Rotem, with the first units arriving in 2023 for the Dar es Salaam-Morogoro section. TÜRASAŞ's DE 10000 enters the shunting locomotive niche, designed for yard and depot operations. Similar shunting locomotive deals in sub-Saharan Africa include contracts by South Africa's Transnet with Wabtec and CRRC, typically in batches of 6 to 20 units. Turkey's export of a single DE 10000 appears to be an initial market entry transaction. The total locomotive fleet of Tanzania Railways Corporation (TRC) and TAZARA exceeds 100 units, mostly from China, North America, and Europe. Specific financial terms, delivery schedules, and after-sales arrangements remain undisclosed.
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