EMD G16

EMD G16
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderElectro-Motive DieselGeneral Motors Diesel, Clyde Engineering, MACOSA
ModelG16
Build date1958–1972
Total produced426
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARC-C
 • UICCo'Co'
Gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge
4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm)
1,668 mm (5 ft 5+2132 in)
Length18.471 m (60 ft 7+14 in)
Loco weight108 tonnes (106 long tons; 119 short tons) (Yugoslav subseries 000)
112 tonnes (110 long tons; 123 short tons) (Yugoslav subseries 100)
Fuel capacity3,028 litres (800 US gal; 666 imp gal)
Prime moverEMD 16-567C (Some changed to 16-645E)
Engine typeV16 diesel
Cylinders16
Cylinder size8.5 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm)
Performance figures
Maximum speed124 km/h (77 mph)
Power output1,800 bhp (1,300 kW),
1,826 or 1,925 bhp (1,362 or 1,435 kW)
Tractive effort26,000 kgf (255.0 kN)
26,000 kgf (57,000 lbf)
(Egypt & Israel)
Career
NumbersHŽ-2061
Nicknames"Kenedi" (former Yugoslavia), "Tlaconete" (Mexico)
LocaleAustralia, Brazil, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Egypt, Hong Kong, Israel, Kosovo, Mexico, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia and Spain

The EMD G16 is a diesel locomotive built by General Motors in the US and under licence by Clyde Engineering in Australia and MACOSA in Spain. It has been used in Australia, Brazil, Egyptian Railways, Hong Kong, Israel Railways, Mexico, Spain, Yugoslav Railways and on the successor Croatian Railways, Slovenian Railways, Serbian Railways, Macedonian Railways, Republika Srpska Railways, Kosovo Railways and Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.