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EMD GM GT18LC-2

Class 25 (EMD GT18LC-2) at Kuala Lumpur Station

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Builder	EMD
Model	GM GT18LC-2
Build date	1970-2001
Total produced	87

Specifications
Configuration:
• AAR	C-C
Gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Prime mover	EMD 8-645E3C
Engine type	2-stroke diesel
Aspiration	Turbocharger
Cylinders	V8
Transmission	DC traction motor
Loco brake	Straight air
Train brakes	Straight air

Performance figures
Maximum speed	107 km/h (66 mph)
Power output	1,500 hp (1.12 MW)
Tractive effort	438 kN (98,000 lbf)

Career
Locale	Export

The EMD GM GT18LC-2 diesel electric locomotive was introduced by Electro-Motive Diesel as an export model switcher in the 1970s. The prototype model spent its life at the General Motors plant in London, Ontario, and inspired sales to Egypt (which then canceled their order) and later Malaysia's Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) in 1980 where it was designated KTM Class 25. KTM had been facing a shortage of shunters at that time. The prototype was eventually sold with another eleven more units to KTM in 1990 and after seeing the locomotives' reliability, placed a second order of five locomotives which arrived in 2002. Bangladesh Railway is the largest user of the class with 55 locomotives built by General Motors Diesel and Hyundai Rotem as Class 2600 and Class 2900, respectively.

During KTM's second order of the GT18LC-2, Ghana Railway also placed an order for 14 locomotives of the same model which arrived in 1996.

Original Owners

Railroad	Quantity	Works No.	Local Designation	Numbers	Notes
General Motors	1			GT18LC-2	Sold
Bangladesh Railway	16		Class 2600	2601-2616	All in active service.
Bangladesh Railway	39		Class 2900	2901-2939	All in active service.
Keretapi Tanah Melayu	12		Class 25/1	25101-25112	Delivered 1990, All in active service.
Keretapi Tanah Melayu	5		Class 25/2	25201-25205	Delivered 2002, All in active service.
Ghana Railway	14	928803	Class 16xx	1670-1683	Delivered 1996, All in active service.

References

Limited production, export and EMD engined locomotives by Electro-Motive Diesel

Electrics

Industrial, experimentals and military

Export
and narrow gauge

Streamliners

EMD-engined and
license-built units

British Rail	Class 57 Class 67
Córas Iompair Éireann	Class 001 Class 071 Class 121 Class 141 Class 181
CFL (Luxembourg)	Class 1600
Danish State Railways	Class ME Class MX Class MY Class MZ
Iarnród Éireann	Class 201
Indian Railways	WDM-4 YDM-3 YDM-5 WDP-4 WDG-4
Israel Railways	JT 42BW JT 42CW
Korail	Class 7000
MotivePower Industries	MPXpress
NI Railways	Class 110
NJ Transit	Alstom PL42AC
Renfe (Spain)	Class 310 Class 319 (early versions) Class 319 (later versions) Class 333 Class 334
SNCB (Belgium)	HLD 51 HLD 52 HLD 53 HLD 54 HLD 55 HLD 61 HLD 62 HLD 65
Stadler Rail Valencia	Euro
SJ Norge	NSB Di 4
Swedish State Railways	T41 T43 T44
Yugoslav Railways (now Serbian Railways)	JŽ series 666

See also: List of EMD locomotives

Rail transport in Malaysia

Overview

Fares and ticketing	Token Touch 'n Go card Komuter Link Card KTMi-Card MyDebit Card
Statutory authority	Land Public Transport Agency (APAD) Railway Assets Corporation (RAC) Mass Rapid Transit Corporation (MRT Corp)

Major Operators

Inter-city rail

Main Lines

Current	KTM West Coast Line KTM East Coast Line Western Sabah Railway Line
Future	MRL East Coast Rail Link
Planning	North Eastern Sabah Railway Line Sarawak Railway Line
Shelved	Kuala Lumpur–Singapore high-speed rail

Services

Commuter rail

Suburban

Current	KTM Komuter 1 Batu Caves-Pulau Sebang Line 2 Tanjung Malim-Port Klang Line 1 Ipoh-Butterworth Line 2 Padang Besar-Butterworth Line

Airport Link

Current	6 KLIA Ekspres 7 KLIA Transit 10 KL Sentral-Terminal Skypark Line

Metro rail

LRT

Current	3 Ampang Line 4 Sri Petaling Line 5 Kelana Jaya Line
Future	11 Shah Alam Line Mutiara Line
Planning	LRT Kota Kinabalu Line

MRT

Current	9 Kajang Line 12 Putrajaya Line
Planning	13 Circle Line

ART

Future	Kuching ART

Monorail

Current	8 KL Monorail Melaka Monorail (suspended)
Planning	14 Putrajaya Monorail Kota Kinabalu Monorail

Border link

Current	KTM Intercity (Shuttle Tebrau)
Future	RTS Johor Bahru–Singapore Rapid Transit System

Other rail

People mover	KLIA Aerotrain
Funicular	Penang Hill Railway
Gondola lift	Langkawi Cable Car Genting Skyway Awana Skyway Penang Hill Cable Car

Rolling stock
& manufacturers

Inter-city	KTM Class 23 KTM Class 24 KTM Class 25 YDM4 KTM Class 61 DMU KTM Class 91 EMU KTM Class 93 EMU KTM Class 94 EMU Kawasaki diesel locomotives DMU
Commuter	KTM Class 81 EMU KTM Class 82 EMU KTM Class 83 EMU KTM Class 92 EMU
Airport link	CNR Changchun ERL "Equator" EMU Siemens Desiro ET 425 M Hyundai Rotem KTM Class 83 EMU
LRT	CRRC Zhuzhou Articulated LRV "AMY" Bombardier Innovia ART 200/Metro 300
MRT	Siemens Inspiro "The Guiding Light" Hyundai Rotem EMU
Monorail	Scomi SUTRA
Others	Bombardier CX-100 Doppelmayr Garaventa 100-FUL Lugano–Stazione Doppelmayr Garaventa 6-MGD Leitner Ropeways 8-MGD

Depots

Current	Ampang (LRT) Batu Gajah (Inter-city) Bukit Tengah (Commuter) Brickfields (Monorail) Kajang (MRT) Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru (LRT) KLIA MAHB (KLIA Aerotrain) Rawang (Commuter) Salak Tinggi (ERL) Sentul (Commuter) Serdang (MRT) Seremban (Commuter) Subang (LRT) Sungai Buloh (MRT) Tanjung Aru (Inter-city)
Future	Johan Setia (LRT) Ayer Panas (MRT) Taman Midah (MRT)

2021 Kelana Jaya LRT collision

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