MLW M-636

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	Co′Co′
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Trucks	Dofasco ZWT-3 Hi-Ad, ALCo Hi-Ad
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,000 mm)
Length	69 ft 10+1⁄2 in (21.30 m)
Width	10 ft (3.0 m)
Height	15 ft 3⁄4 in (4.59 m) (cab roof)
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	Alco 16-251F
RPM range	300-1,100
Engine type	V16 diesel engine
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Alternator	GE GTA11
Traction motors	GE 752
Cylinders	16
Train brakes	26L

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Montreal Locomotive Works, AE Goodwin, Auburn, NSW (licensee), Comeng, Granville, NSW/Bassendean, WA (licensee)
Model	M-636
Build date	September 1969 – February 1980
Total produced	185

MLW M-636
MLW M-636
	Mount Newman Mining 5497 at the Don Rhodes Mining and Transport Museum, Port Hedland, Western Australia in April 2012
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	Montreal Locomotive Works, AE Goodwin, Auburn, NSW (licensee), Comeng, Granville, NSW/Bassendean, WA (licensee)
Model	M-636
Build date	September 1969 – February 1980
Total produced	185
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	C-C
• UIC	Co′Co′
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Trucks	Dofasco ZWT-3 Hi-Ad, ALCo Hi-Ad
Wheel diameter	40 in (1,000 mm)
Length	69 ft 10+1⁄2 in (21.30 m)
Width	10 ft (3.0 m)
Height	15 ft 3⁄4 in (4.59 m) (cab roof)
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	Alco 16-251F
RPM range	300-1,100
Engine type	V16 diesel engine
Aspiration	Turbocharged
Alternator	GE GTA11
Traction motors	GE 752
Cylinders	16
Train brakes	26L
Power output
Performance figures
Power output	3,600 hp (2,700 kW)

The M-636 is a six-axle, 3,600 hp diesel locomotive marketed as part of the Montreal Locomotive Works six-axle "M-Line" series of locomotives. It was an evolution of the ALCo C636, and it saw many sales to Canadian, Mexican and Australian customers. Today, there are a handful M-636s left in revenue service.