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EMD G8

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EMD G8
Preserved former Victorian Railways T class G8 locomotive T 413
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderElectro-Motive Diesel and General Motors Diesel
ModelG8
Build date1954-1965
Total produced382
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARB-B
Gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in)
Loco weight66.2 long tons (67.3 t; 74.1 short tons)
Fuel capacity2,840 litres (750 US gal; 620 imp gal)
Prime moverEMD 8-567
Cylinders8
Cylinder size8.5 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm)
Performance figures
Power output875 bhp
Tractive effort11,900 kgf (116.7 kN)

The EMD G8 is a model of diesel-electric locomotive of which 382 were built between 1954 and 1965 for both export and domestic use. They were built by both Electro-Motive Division in the United States and by General Motors Diesel Division in Canada for use in ten countries, being equipped to operate on several different track gauges.

Overview

An EMD G8 series (the BB 200) in Indonesia hauled freight train in Lempuyangan railway station, Jogjakarta.

The G8 was built for use in Australia, Canada, Brazil, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, South Korea, Liberia, and New Zealand (DB class).[1] The 1967 Israeli invasion of Sinai captured Egyptian G8 number 3256, which became Israel Railways number 251.[2]

The G8 was also built in Australia under licence by Clyde Engineering, with Victorian Railways purchasing a total of 89 between 1955 and 1969, with later variants including a redesigned cab, carbody and radiator (the G8B)[3] and those built after 1967 (the G18B) equipped with the newer EMD 645 engine rather than the EMD 567 which had been fitted to the earlier locomotives.[4] They were designated as the T class.

BHP also purchased two G8s, classed as the DE class, for service on its mine railways in the Middleback Ranges, South Australia.[5] Both locomotives also saw service on the Coffin Bay Tramway out of Port Lincoln.[6][7]

The Clyde units differed from the North American-built ones in having a shunter's refuge on the No. 2 end.

See also

References

  1. ^ Diesels for NZ Railways Network March 1965 page 3
  2. ^ Cotterell, Paul (1984). The Railways of Palestine and Israel. Abingdon: Tourret Publishing. pp. 108, 137. ISBN 0-905878-04-3.
  3. ^ "T 347 – 356". victorianrailways.net. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
  4. ^ "T 399 – 412". victorianrailways.net. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
  5. ^ BHP Orders Diesels for Iron Knob Line Railway Transportation November 1955 page 40
  6. ^ Griffiths, D. (1985). BHP Tramways Centenary History. Mile End Railway Museum. pp. 27, 28. ISBN 0-9595073-4-5.
  7. ^ Locomotives The Recorder February 1969 page 7

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