EMD G22CU

Performance figures
Performance figures
Maximum speed	105 km/h (65 mph)

EMD G22CU
EMD G22CU
	1,000 mm, 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Length	15.506 m (50 ft 10.5 in); Brazilians:15.970 m
Width	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Height	3.772 m (12 ft 4.5 in)
Axle load	15.333 t
Loco weight	92 tonnes (90.5 long tons; 101 short tons)
Fuel capacity	3,080 litres (680 imp gal; 810 US gal)
Prime mover	EMD 12-645

The EMD G22CU is a

Taiwan (ROC)

(countries with more than 20 units).

Overview

G22 locomotives were first built in 1967 with the export markets in mind. For that reason they carried a low per-axle weight. The CU version sports a

1-meter gauge. Its main engine is an EMD 12-645. They were produced at the General Motor's Electro-Motive Diesel plants at La Grange and London -Canada-, as well at plants -under license- in other countries, including Argentina and Spain

.

Argentina

General Belgrano Railway

.

In 1972

San Fernando, Buenos Aires

.

At first they were assigned to the suburban passenger service in Buenos Aires. Afterwards many of them were sent to the northern part of the country, where they ran services among several cities including

UGOFE) and Belgrano Cargas

(long-distance freight service).

As of 2015 many of them are still in service for

Belgrano Sur lines and State-owned freight company, Belgrano Cargas.^[2]^[3]

Brazil

The Brazilian railways company,

ALL.^[4]

Taiwan

In order to improve the hauling efficacy,

Taitung Line

).

One of the locomotives, R164, was removed from service after an accident in 2001.^[6]

Related locomotives

These locomotives are very similar to

GM GT22 Series

, which are turbocharged.

References

^ "Las incansables GT-22" by Andrés Blinstein Archived 14 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Portal de Trenes, 8 June 2014
^ Moscaro, Alejandro (2009). "Las General Motors G-22 (Parte 1)", Tren Rodante, 122 -2009, March-(5).
^ Moscaro, Alejandro (2009). "Las General Motors G-22 (Parte 2)", Tren Rodante, 123 -2009, April-(9).
^ Wikipedia Portuguese G22 article, pt:EMD G22CU. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
^ UNofficial EMD Homepage G22CU orders. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
^ Wikipedia (Chinese Traditional): TRA R150 Series Diesel-Electric Locomotive (臺鐵R150型柴電機車), zh-tw:臺鐵R150型柴電機車. Retrieved 9 June 2010.

[1] "Las incansables GT-22" by Andrés Blinstein Archived 14 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Portal de Trenes, 8 June 2014

[tren_rodante1-2] Moscaro, Alejandro (2009). "Las General Motors G-22 (Parte 1)", Tren Rodante, 122 -2009, March-(5).

[tren_rodante2-3] Moscaro, Alejandro (2009). "Las General Motors G-22 (Parte 2)", Tren Rodante, 123 -2009, April-(9).

[wikipedia_pt-4] Wikipedia Portuguese G22 article, pt:EMD G22CU. Retrieved 31 August 2009.

[5] UNofficial EMD Homepage G22CU orders. Retrieved 10 June 2010.

[wikipedia_zh-tw-6] Wikipedia (Chinese Traditional): TRA R150 Series Diesel-Electric Locomotive (臺鐵R150型柴電機車), zh-tw:臺鐵R150型柴電機車. Retrieved 9 June 2010.

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