Railways On Line - Class 59/2 Profile

Class 59/2 Profile

General Motors Type 5

BUILT: 1995 by General Motors Electro Motive Division.

ENGINE: General Motors 645E3C 3,300hp.

NUMBER SERIES: 59201-59206.

PREVIOUS NUMBERS: NIL

TRANSMISSION: General Motors D77B Traction Motors.

MAX SPEED: 60mph.

TRACTIVE EFFORT: 122,000lb

WEIGHT: 126 tonnes.

WHEEL ARRANGEMENT: Co-Co - 3'4" Diameter.

FLEET STRENGTH: 6 (5 September 1998)

PC TOPS Current Locomotive Motive Power Details - Class 59

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[59201 at Crewe] [JPEG Image of 59201 size 34K]

Class 59/2 59201 at Crewe Open day 1995 in National Power Livery.

[59201 at Merehead] [JPEG Image of 59201 size 21K]

Class 59/2 59201 at Merehead Depot in the New English Welsh and Scottish Railway (EWS) Livery.

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Last revised: 5 Septembar 1998