KTM Class 29

Class 29

KTMB Class 29 diesel locomotive at Gemas Railway Station (Sept. 2009)

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock (CNR Group)
Model	CKD8E^[1]
Build date	2005
Total produced	20

Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC	Co'Co'^[1]
Gauge	1,000 mm^[1]
Wheel diameter	965 mm^[1]
Length	20668 mm^[1]
Width	2800 mm^[1]
Height	3875 mm^[1]
Loco weight	120 t^[1]
Engine type	MAN 16RK215T^[1]^[2] (2580 kW)
Traction motors	Toshiba SEA-106^[3] (345 kW)
Cylinders	16
Transmission	electric (AC-DC-AC)^[1]

Performance figures
Maximum speed	120 km/h^[1]
Tractive effort	starting 410kN^[1]

Career
Numbers	29101-29120
Locale	Malaysia

The KTM Class 29 is a class of mainline diesel electric locomotives built in China by Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Company for operations by Keretapi Tanah Melayu of Malaysia on its freight services.

History

20 locomotives were acquired around 2005, but proved less than reliable than the Class 26 bought at the same time. By 2008 only 5 out of 20 were in service due to the high number of technical problems. As a consequence KTM had to lease locomotives from India at a cost of $1000 per train per day.^[4] As the units were still under warranty, the manufacturing company was called in and a KTMB task force was formed to fix the problem. By December 2008 eighteen units had been overhauled and were in working order.^[5]

While the main objective of the locomotive is to pull heavy freight, it easily handles local shuttle trains with an operating speed averaging 110 km/h.^[6]