| ALCO RSC3 |
 |
| New South Wales Government Railways 4002 |
| Power type |
Diesel-electric |
| Builder |
American Locomotive Company
Montreal Locomotive Works |
| Model |
RSC-3 |
| Build date |
November 1950 – June 1955 |
| Total produced |
99 |
| AAR wheel arr. |
A1A-A1A |
| Gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Length |
53 ft 1 in (16.18 m) |
| Width |
10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Height |
14 ft 5 in (4.39 m) |
| Locomotive weight |
254,840 lb (115.6 tonnes) |
| Fuel capacity |
800 US gal (3,030 l) |
| Prime mover |
ALCO 244 |
| Engine type |
Four-stroke diesel |
| Aspiration |
Turbocharged |
| Displacement |
8,016 cu in (131.36 l) |
| Cylinders |
V12 |
| Cylinder size |
9 × 10+1⁄2 in (229 × 267 mm) |
| Transmission |
DC generator,
DC traction motors |
| Top speed |
65 mph (105 km/h) |
| Power output |
1,600 hp (1,190 kW) |
| Tractive effort |
42,470 lbf (188.92 kN) |
| Locomotive brakes |
Straight air |
| Train brakes |
Air |
| Locale |
North America, Central America, South America, Portugal, Australia, Pakistan |
The ALCO RSC-3 was a diesel-electric locomotive of the road switcher type rated at 1,600 horsepower (1,200 kW), that rode on three-axle trucks, having an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement.
Used in much the same manner as its four-axle counterpart, the ALCO RS-3, though the axle load was spread out for operation on light rail such as are found on branch lines. This locomotive had much better success as an export unit than in the domestic market.
[edit] Original owners
[edit] Locomotives built by Alco
[edit] Locomotives built by Montreal Locomotive Works
[edit] Preserved
Australia
- 4001 Preserved at the NSWRTM Thirlmere
- 4002 Preserved at the PRHS Western Australia
- 4006 On static display Wickham WA
Diesel and gas turbine locomotives built by MLW |
|
| Early switchers |
|
|
| Cab units |
|
|
| RS, RSC and RSD series |
|
|
| Century series |
|
|
| Other designs |
|
|
| Bombardier designs |
|
|
|
|
|
