EMD G26

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EMD G26
Croatian Railways Series 2062
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder General Motors Diesel (GMD), Canada
Clyde Engineering, Australia
Build date 1973
AAR wheel arr. Co-Co
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Length 16.94 m (55.6 ft)
Locomotive weight 98.8 long tons (100.4 t; 110.7 ST); 116 long tons (118 t; 130 ST)
Fuel capacity 2,840 litres (750 US gal; 620 imp gal)
Electric system GM 16-645 E
Cylinders 16
Cylinder size 9.0625 × 10 in (230 × 254 mm)
Top speed 124 km/h (77 mph)
Power output 2000 or 2200 bhp
Tractive effort 24,710 kgf (242.3 kN)
Nicknames "James"[citation needed]

The G26 is a General Motors diesel-electric locomotive built in the USA by Electro-Motive Diesel for export and in Australia by Clyde Engineering under licence. The G26 was developed to increase traction capacities on the tracks which supported lesser axle loadings. They were intended for main line freight and passenger traffic.

Rail companies using the G26 locomotives in the past or present include Australian Railroad Group, Freight Australia, Croatian Railways, PT Kereta Api in Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran Railways, Israel Railways, Korail, ONCF in Morocco, JŽ in Yugoslavia, and others.

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[edit] Australia

The Victorian Railways purchased 24 G26C locomotives built in Australia by Clyde Engineering, called the X class.[1] They are now operated by Pacific National and QRNational.

Queensland Rail purchased 102 GL26C-2 locomotives in 1970, locally built by Comeng for Clyde Engineering, and known as the 2100 class. Ten of the 2100 class have since been sold to FCAB, Chile.[2]

[edit] Croatia

Main article: HŽ series 2062

It is designated as HŽ series 2062 in the Croatian Railways. Several have been upgraded to 2062 subseries 100. The main usage for the series is in Lika, Dalmatia, Istria and smaller percentage in Slavonia. The -100 subseries is used only in Lika-Dalmatia.

[edit] Brazil

Serie 4500 Some units were made for the Rede Ferroviária Federal, Brazilian Federal Network, to operate at southern Brazil narrow gauge (1.000 mm) lines and now, after destatization at operation on ALL- América Latina Logistica, Latin Americ Logistic. Were made by EMD at Illinois. Have flexicoil trucks.

[edit] Hong Kong

Kowloon-Canton Railway purchased 3 G26 CU locomotives in the 1970s.

[edit] Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: EMD G26 locomotives

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "V/Line: X/XR/XRB Class". locopage.railpage.org.au. http://locopage.railpage.org.au/vline/x.html. Retrieved 2008-04-27. 
  2. ^ "QR: 2100 Class". locopage.railpage.org.au. http://locopage.railpage.org.au/qr/2100.html. Retrieved 2008-04-27. 
Diesel locomotives:

HŽ 2132 • HŽ 2041 • HŽ 2042 • HŽ 2043 • HŽ 2044 • HŽ 2062 • HŽ 2063
2062 series locomotive (2).JPG HŽ 1061 series locomotive (02) .JPG HŽ 7123 series DMU (06).JPG
Electric locomotives:
DMUs:
EMUs:
Withdrawn or not active:

HŽ 1081 • HŽ 1161 • HŽ 2061 • HŽ 2131 • HŽ 2133 • HŽ 2141 • HŽ 7021 • HŽ 7221 • ES 64 F4 (rented)
Curiose:

JŽ 611 • JŽ 813 • JŽ 341 • JŽ 361 • JŽ 310/314 • JŽ 312

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Predecessor company was Yugoslav Railways (JŽ), and part of its rolling stock was also used in Croatia.
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