Diesel locomotive set, and went into series production with other streamlined car sets in Germany starting in 1935. In the USA, diesel-electric propulsion was brought to high speed mainline passenger service in late 1934, largely through the research and development efforts of General Motors from 1930–34 and advances in lightweight carbody design by the Budd Company. The economic recovery from the Second World War saw the widespread adoption of diesel locomotives in many countries. They offered greater flexibility and performance than steam locomotives, as well as substantially lower operating and maintenance costs. Diesel–hydraulic transmissions were intrdouced in the 1950s, but from the
Terra Nova 1260HP diesel hydraulic locomotive started to produce the Terra Nova locomotive, its future plans for 2015-2018 being to build a new 2500 HP diesel electric locomotive and a new 6500 kW electric locomotive. The Terra Nova locomotive is a 1260 horsepower machine powered by 2 x Cat C18 Engines of 630 HP each with Cat TR43 Locomotive Transmission packages being able to provide a tractive effort of 230 kN. Built for short-line (20–30 miles) railroad operations or shunting procedures, the Terra Nova is ideal for making line switches and organizing cars within a rail yard. Cat engines and transmissions are worldwide known for their