Israel Railways JT 42CW

JT 42CW
Two JT 42CWs and an EMD G12 at Port of Ashdod
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel
BuilderMeinfesa (Alstom, Valencia)[1]
Build date1996
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARC-C
 • UICCo'Co'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Length21.095 m (69 ft 2.5 in)[2]
Width2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)[2]
Height4.675 m (15 ft 4.1 in)[2]
Loco weight112 t (246,918 lb)[2])
Fuel capacity6,000 L (1,320 imp gal; 1,585 US gal)
Prime moverGM EMD 12N710G3B, V12, 3,200 hp (2 MW) @ 900rpm
AlternatorAR10JBA
Traction motorssix parallel connected D78
Loco brakeElectropneumatic
Safety systemsPZB, SIFA
Performance figures
Maximum speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output3,000 hp (2,237 kW)
Tractive effortmaximum 588 kN (132,188 lbf)
306 kN (68,792 lbf) @ 22 km/h (14 mph)
Career
OperatorsIsrael Railways
Numbers702-709[3]
Sources:[4] except where noted

The JT 42CW is a class of six axle Co'Co' diesel electric freight locomotives manufactured by Alstom's Meinfesa plant in Valencia Spain in the late 1990s for use by Israel Railways (IR).

  1. ^ Sources:
    • P. Laval, La Vie du Rail (in French), pp. 5–10
    • "Локомотивы семейства Prima компании Alstom", ЖЕЛЕЗНЫЕ ДОРОГИ МИРА (in Russian) (3): 1–3, 2001, archived from the original on 2007-05-03, retrieved 2012-03-16
  2. ^ a b c d הנחיות לתכנון מתקני עצירת רכבות (PDF), www.iroads.co.il (in Hebrew), רכבת ישראל בע״מ, נספח ב': סוגי רכבות נוסעים וקטרי, July 2009, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-29, retrieved 2012-03-16
  3. ^ Sources:
  4. ^ "Diesel–Electric Locomotives : JT42 CW" (PDF), www.vossloh-espana.com, Vossloh, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2009