List of Nigerian locomotive classes
Nigerian locomotive classes include:[1]
Steam[edit]
Tender[edit]
(number range incomplete)
- River class locomotive - 2-8-2 #174-#217
- 101 2-8-0 Gold Coast
- 101 0-8-0T Rebuilt
- 101 2-8-2 River 1948
- 151 4-8-0
- 211 4-8-0
- 244 4-8-0
- 255 4-8-0
- 301 4-8-0
- 401 4-6-0
- 405 4-6-2
- 451 4-6-4T
- 501 4-6-2+2-6-4 Garratt
- 601 4-8-0
- 651 2-8-2 USATC S118
- 671 4-8-0 Ex 244
- 701 4-8-2
- 751 2-8-2 Nfd Ry 1020
- 801 2-8-2
- 806 4-8-2
- 901 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt
Tank[edit]
(number range imperfect)
Diesel[edit]
Main line[edit]
Builder - English Electric
Date introduced - 1955
Engine - English Electric SRKT - 676 hp
Maximum speed - 55 miles per hour (89 km/h)
Weight (in working order) - 52.76 tons
Number in class - 10
- 1101 - 1125
Builder - Electro Motive Division of General Motors
Date introduced - 1958
Engine - EMD 12-567C - 1310 hp
Maximum speed - 50 mph
Wheel arrangement - A1A-A1A
Weight (in working order) - 78.5 tons
Number in class - 25
- 1126
Builder - Electro Motive Division of General Motors
Date introduced - 1977
Engine - EMD 12-645E - 1500 hp
Maximum speed - not known
Wheel arrangement - Co-Co
Weight (in working order) - 80 tons
Number in class - 30
- 1201 - 1207
Builder - Mak
Date introduced - 1961
Engine - MaK MA301FAK - 1170 hp
Maximum speed - 50 mph
Wheel arrangement - A1A-A1A
Weight (in working order) - 65.98 tons
Number in class - 7 (8th delivered in 1962)
- 1401
Builder - AEI / Metropolitan Vickers
Date introduced - 1966
Engine - Sulzer LDA28C - 1300 hp
Maximum speed - 43 mph
Wheel arrangement - Co-Co
Weight (in working order) - 77.85 tons
Number in class - 27+2
- 1601
Builder - Hitachi
Date introduced - 1972
Engine - MAN 6V 22/30ATL - 1500 hp
Maximum speed - (Not Known)
Wheel arrangement - 1Co-Co1
Weight (in working order) - 80 tons
Number in class - 12
- 1701
Builder - Montreal Locomotive Works (Bombardier Inc)
Date introduced - 1972
Engine - ALCO 8.251E - 1500 hp
Maximum speed - not known
Wheel arrangement - 1Co-Co1
Weight (in working order) - 99.41 tons
Number in class - 54
- 1801
Builder - General Electric (USA)
Date introduced - 1976
Engine - GE - FDL-12 - 2200 hp
Maximum speed - not known
Wheel arrangement - Co-Co
Weight (in working order) - 91.55 tons
Number in class - 6
- 1807
Builder - General Electric (USA)
Date introduced - 1977
Engine - GE FDL-8 - 1820 hp
Maximum speed - (Not Known)
Wheel arrangement - Co-Co
Weight (in working order) - 82.13 tons
Number in class - 45
- 1901
Builder - ABB
Date introduced - 1992
Engine - EMD 12-645E3B - 1750 hp (assumed)
Maximum speed - not known
Wheel arrangement - Co-Co
Weight (in working order) - 100 tons (assumed)
Number in class - 10
- 2001
Builder - Hyundai - Based on an EMD design
Date introduced - After 1991
Engine - EMD 12-645E3B (assumed)
Maximum speed - not known
Wheel arrangement - Co-Co
Weight (in working order) - not known
Number in class - 5
- 2101 - 2150
Builder - Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works, China
Date introduced - 1996 to '99
Engine - type not known - 3000 hp
Maximum speed - 120 km/h (75 mph)
Wheel arrangement - Co-Co
Weight (in working order) - 90 tons
Number in class - 50
Shunting[edit]
- 901
Builder - MaK
Date introduced - 1958
Engine - MaK MS304 - 388 hp
Maximum speed - not known
Wheel arrangement - 0-6-0DH
Weight (in working order) - 40.1 tons
Number in class - 15
- 921
Builder - Brush Traction
Date introduced - 1973/8
Engine - Ruston Paxman RPHXL MK7 - 364 hp
Maximum speed - not known
Wheel arrangement - 0-6-0DE
Weight (in working order) - 39.5 tons
Number in class - 42
- 891
Builder - North British
Date introduced - 1963
Engine - Paxman RPHL
Maximum speed - not known
Wheel arrangement - 0-8-0DH
Weight (in working order) - tons
Number in class - 2
On order[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ "Nigerian Locomotives". Railways Africa. October 17, 2007. Archived from the original on September 11, 2009.
- ^ "25 Locomotives - Nigeria - GE Transportation". Railways Africa. May 7, 2009.