| EMD GT22CUM-1 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • AAR | C-C |
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| • UIC | Co'Co' |
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| Gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
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| Loco weight | 108 metric tons |
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| Cylinders | 12 |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (60 mph) |
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| Power output | 2,250 hp |
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The EMD GT22CUM1 is a narrow gauge diesel-electric locomotive built by EMD. It has six axles in two trucks, giving it a C-C wheel arrangement. The name means a C-C locomotive, U for metre gauge (the rails are a metre apart), 12-cylinder 645 series. They were built for service in South America by the Villares with license of EMD. The Rede Ferroviaria Federal Sociedade Anonima (RFFSA) a state railroad in Brazil bought about 55 in the early 1980s in order to expand their locomotive roster. The RFFSA needed a powerful single-engined locomotive with light weight per axle for their metric system, and the GT22 represented the highest-rated model that EMD had to offer at the time.
The model name "GT22CUM1" deconstructs as follows:
- G - general Use
- T - turbo charged
- 22 - 12-cylinder 645E diesel engine
- C - C-C wheel arrangement
- U - metrical gauge
- M1 - model 1
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