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EMD GL8
An ALL EMD GL8
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GM-EMD La Grange, Illinois, USA Model GL8 Build date June 1960 - July 1965 Total produced B-B version: 96 A1A-A1A version: 53
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B or A1A-A1A 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) Driver dia. 40 in (1,016 mm) Length 36 ft 2 in (11.02 m) Width 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) Height 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m) High clearance cab or 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m) Low clearance cab Prime mover GM 8-567CR Engine type V8 2-stroke diesel Aspiration Roots blower Cylinders 8 Loco brake Straight air Train brakes Air or Vacuum schedule 26-LA or 27-LA
Performance figures Maximum speed 124km/h 77.05 mph Power output 875 hp (652 kW)
Career Disposition Many scrapped, some preserved, others still operating

The EMD GL8 is an export diesel-electric locomotive introduced by General Motors Electro-Motive Division (EMD) in 1960. They have been designed as light locomotives with a low axle loading. Measuring 36 feet 2 inches over the end sills, they are equipped an EMD 8-567CR engine producing 875 hp (652 kW) for traction, driving four traction motors in either A1A-A1A or B-B flexicoil trucks. The EMD GA8 is a derivative designed for very light lines with extremely sharp curves using frame mounted traction motors and freight car trucks.

Several countries have purchased GL8 locomotives.

Original owners

A1A-A1A version

• 12 Taiwan, 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
  • 12 Taiwan Railway Administration S201–S212 (S201-S207 are the first production GL8 locomotives, which have the locomotive bell mounted on the top of the engine compartment, a feature unique to these locomotives)
• 41 East Pakistan, (now Bangladesh)
  • 41 East Bengal Railways 2201–2241 (1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)) Still operational with Bangladesh Railway.

B-B version

• 69 Brazil, 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in):
  • 8 Rede Mineira de Viação 2851–2858
  • 23 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, 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
  • 15 Córas Iompair Éireann 121 Class B121–B135
• 12 Tunisia, 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) and / or 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
  • 12 Société Nationale de Chemins de Fer Tunisiens 040DF351–040DF362

C-C version

• 12 Australia, 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
  • 12 Queensland Railways 1700 class 1700-1711 (Built by Clyde Engineering)

Gallery

• Taiwan Railway Administration S210
• Bangladesh Railway 2214
• Córas Iompair Éireann 134
• Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens 040-DF-353

See also

• List of GM-EMD locomotives

References

1. ^ Staff Of Trains Magazine (1971). Our GM Scrapbook, p.72. Kalmbach Publishing Company
2. "Export GL8 Order Numbers". www.trainweb.org. 21 February 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
3. Iftekhar Omeer Talha (November 2010). "Bangladeshi Locomotives (Metregauge and Broad gauge)" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2018.

External links

• The Unofficial EMD Homepage GL8 orders page

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