EMD Class 66

EMD Class 66
HGK DE 64 at Godorf Hafen open day.
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderElectro-Motive Diesel
ModelEMD JT42CWRM
Build date1998-present
Total produced651+(7)[1]
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICCo′Co′
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
BogiesHTCR-E
Length21.35 m (70 ft 1 in)
Width2.64 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Loco weight126.9 t (124.9 long tons; 139.9 short tons)
Fuel typeDiesel
Fuel capacity6,400 L (1,400 imp gal; 1,700 US gal)
Prime moverEMD 12N-710G3B-T2, 2,420 kW
Engine typeV12 Two-stroke diesel
AlternatorMain: General Motors AR8PHEH
Aux.: General Motors CA6B
Traction motorsGeneral Motors D43TR Axle Hung (6x)
Cylinders12
TransmissionElectric
Loco brakeAir
Performance figures
Maximum speed120 km/h (75 mph)
Except Freightliner 66/6 105 km/h (65 mph)
Power output2,420 kW (3,250 hp) (total)
2,268 kW (3,041 hp) (traction)
Tractive effortStarting:
409 kN (92,000 lbf)
except Freightliner 66/6: 467 kN (105,000 lbf)
Continuous:
260 kN (58,000 lbf) @ 25.6 km/h (15.9 mph)
except for Freightliner 66/6: 296 kN (67,000 lbf) @ 22.5 km/h (14.0 mph)
Career
Nicknames'Sheds', 'Ying-yings' (UK),[citation needed] 'Klaas 66' (NL)[note 1] 'Scheune' (DE) [2]
LocaleWestern Europe, Egypt and Gabon

The Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) Class 66 (EMD JT42CWR) are Co-Co diesel locomotives built by EMD for the European heavy freight market. Designed for use in Great Britain as the British Rail Class 66, a development of the Class 59, they have been adapted and certified for use in other European countries.[3] Outside Europe, 40 locomotives have been sold to Egyptian Railways for passenger operation.[4]

A number of locomotives built for Euro Cargo Rail in France with roof-mounted air conditioning are classed Class 77. In Germany ECR units operated for DB Schenker were numbered as class 247, re-classified as class 266 by the Eisenbahn-Bundesamt to match other Class 66 locomotives operating in Germany.[5]

  1. ^ "Class 66 :: Electro-Motive Diesel JT42CWR". class66.railfan.nl. Rogier Immers. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ^ "CROSSRAIL Class 66 in Marienborn". YouTube.
  3. ^ "JT42CWRM Fact Sheet" (PDF). Electro-Motive Diesels.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference rgi20090520 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "DB Schenker withdraws last Class 217 locomotives", Railway Herald (306): 37, 14 March 2012


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