EMD GL8
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The EMD GL8 were export locomotives built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) in the early 1960s.
They have been designed as light locomotives with a low axle loading. They are equipped an EMD 8-567 engine producing 875 hp (650 kW) for traction, driving four traction motors in either A1A-A1A or EMDs B-B flexicoil trucks. The EMD GA8 is a derivative designed for low axle loading and sharp curves.
Original owners
B-B version
- 69 Brazil
- 8 Rede Mineira de Viação 2851–2858
- 23 CMEF Companhia Mogiana de Estradas de Ferro 51–73
- 5 Estrada de Ferro Noroeste do Brasil 1001–1005
- 18 Rede de Viação Paraná-Santa Catarina 1401–1418
- 15 Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana 3601–3615
- 15 Republic of Ireland
- 15 Córas Iompair Éireann CIE 121 Class B121–B135
- 41 Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
- 41 East Bengal Railways 2201–2241
- 12 Tunisia
- 12 Société Nationale de Chemins de Fer Tunisiens 040DF351–040DF362
A1A-A1A version
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- 12 Taiwan
- 12 Taiwan Railway Administration S201–S212 (S201-S207 are the first GL8 locomotives)
References
The UNofficial EMD Homepage GL8 orders page
See also