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diesel-electric locomotive

railway locomotive which uses diesel engine to drive electric generator; the electric generator provides the tractive power to the driving wheels
Class type of: diesel locomotive Q19842071
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Summary

diesel-electric locomotive is a locomotive[1].

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: diesel locomotive[2]
  • Part of: railway[3]
  • Has part(s): diesel-electric transmission[4]
  • Source of energy: diesel fuel[5]
  • Replaces: steam locomotive[6]
  • Different from: diesel locomotive[7]
  • By-product: smoke[8], particulates[9], noise[10]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → diesel-electric transmission
    Nomenclature for museum cataloging → 12366
    Commons category → Diesel-electric locomotives
    Imported from → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: locomotive"
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