EMD G12
Class M2 570 - "ALBERTA" in Sri Lanka
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| Type and origin | |
|---|---|
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder |
General Motors Electro-Motive Division (USA), General Motors Diesel (Canada) Clyde Engineering (Australia) |
| Model | G12 |
| Build date | 1953-1968 |
| Total produced | B-B version: 670 A1A-A1A version: 300 C-C version: 66 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| AAR wheel arr. | A1A-A1A and B-B |
| Gauge |
1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
| Loco weight | 107 long tons (109 t; 120 short tons) |
| Fuel capacity | 2,840 litres (750 US gal; 620 imp gal) |
| Prime mover | EMD 567 |
| Engine type | two-stroke V12 diesel |
| Cylinders | 12 |
| Cylinder size | 8.5 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm) |
| Transmission | Electric |
| Performance figures | |
|---|---|
| Power output | 1,310 or 1,425 bhp (977 or 1,063 kW) |
| Tractive effort | 19,100 kgf (187.3 kN; 42,108.3 lbf) |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Disposition | Most scrapped, many preserved, some still in service |
The EMD G12 was a class of locomotive built by GM-EMD, and its Canadian affiliate General Motors Diesel. In addition, Australian licensee Clyde Engineering built ten locomotives for New Zealand in 1957, five for Hong Kong, 23 for Queensland, 14 for Western Australia and seven for BHP. Australian licensee Commonwealth Engineering also built 42 for Queensland Rail in 1964–66. Many examples were built in the 1950-1960s for railroads all over the world. They are powered by EMD 12-567C prime movers rated at 1,250 hp (930 kW). Some have been rebuilt with EMD 645 engines.
A total of 241 locomotives:
Class M2C 626–627 (Before 2010 it used only for upcountry between Rathmalana, Colombo- Kandy, Badulla.)
A total of 26 locomotives:
A total of 66 locomotives:
Kowloon-Canton Railway 51, a G12 built by Clyde Engineering (serial number 55-59 of 1955), photographed in the Hong Kong Railway Museum, November 2005.
Kowloon-Canton Railway EMD G12, No.55 (R. D. Walker), at Tai Po Market Station, Hong Kong, June 2000.
Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas (EFVM) 531, a G12 built by EMD (serial number 21936 of 1956) photographed at Aimorés station, Aimorés, MG, Brasil, March 2008.
Taiwan Railway Administration R69 at Changhua Roundhouse.
Queensland Rail 1400 class (left) and 1450 class (right)
An EMD G12 in Israel
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