The most famous diesel-hydraulic locomotive is the German V 200, which were built from 1953 in a total number of 136.

High rotational speed made the engine an attractive choice in the developing market for small diesel-hydraulic locomotives.

They were all withdrawn in 1962, replaced by the western region's short lived diesel-hydraulic Western locomotives.

There were no C-C diesel-hydraulic locomotives to use as a template in mid-1955.

American locomotive technology began to catch up in the late 1960s, and the operation of diesel-hydraulic locomotives, while useful, was no longer justifiable.

The British Rail Class 14 is a type of small diesel-hydraulic locomotive built in the mid-1960s.

From 1978, Di 2 diesel-hydraulic locomotives were taken into use for freight trains.

However, they were too stiff for the tracks, and instead Di 5 diesel-hydraulic locomotives were introduced.

Post-1968 the factory began to manufacture diesel-hydraulic locomotives.

Unlike some other diesel-hydraulic locomotives the V 200 was famous for its high reliability.