The MaK G 1205 is a class of four axle B'B' diesel-hydraulic locomotives built by the Maschinenbau Kiel

Maschinenbau Kiel

Maschinenbau Kiel GmbH designed, manufactured and marketed marine diesel engines, diesel locomotives and tracked vehicles under the MaK brand name. The three primary operating divisions of Maschinenbau Kiel GmbH were sold to different companies in the 1990s.Rheinmetall acquired the military...

 factory.

Description and operations

The locomotives are of a similar design to the MaK G 1204 BB

MaK G 1204 BB

The MaK G 1204 BB is a four axle B'B' diesel-hydraulic off centre cab locomotive built by MaK in Kiel, Germany. Eightenn of these light freight and shunting locomotives were built which were used mostly on German industrial railways, two units have worked for the Swiss Federal Railways and received...

 locomotives, with hydraulic tranzmission, B'B' wheel arrangement, and off-centre cab.

The first twelve locomotives were built for the Eisenbahn und Hafen in Duisberg, Germany and were powered by a V 12 Caterpillar engine, the remainder were powered by a similarly powered V 12 MTU engine also used on the MaK G 1204 BB

MaK G 1204 BB

The MaK G 1204 BB is a four axle B'B' diesel-hydraulic off centre cab locomotive built by MaK in Kiel, Germany. Eightenn of these light freight and shunting locomotives were built which were used mostly on German industrial railways, two units have worked for the Swiss Federal Railways and received...

. The Voith

Voith

The Voith GmbH, which is headquartered in Germany, is a family-run corporation in the mechanical engineering sector with worldwide operations....

 hydraulic converter is the same as that used on the MaK G 1204 BB and MaK G 1202 BB

MaK G 1202 BB

The MaK G 1202 BB is a four axle B'B' off-centre cab diesel hydraulic locomotive built by Maschinenbau Kiel in Germany.-Design and operators:...

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Of the 19 MTU engined versions 6 were built for NISCO (National Iranian Steel Company), 10 have worked for a variety of German private railway companys, 1 for Graz-Köflacher Eisenbahn- und Bergbaugesellschaft mbH in Austria, and 2 for Banverket

Banverket

The Swedish Rail Administration was a government agency that owned and maintained virtually all railway lines in Sweden except many short sidings for freight only. It was formed in 1988 when Statens Järnvägar was split, leaving Statens Järnvägar as mainly a train operator and real estate owner,...

in Sweden.

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