EMD G22C Series

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EMD G22C Series
Taiwan Railway Administration EMD G22CU #R171 at Sincheng (Taroko) Station
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Astarsa, Equipamentos Villares S.A., Electro-Motive Division, General Motors Diesel, Henschel & Sohn GmbH, MACOSA Model G22CW, G22CU, G22CU-2, GL22C, GL22C-2, GL22MC Build date February 1969 - August 2001 Total produced 410
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C–C  • UIC Co′–Co′ Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) or 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Driver dia. 40 in (1,016 mm) Wheelbase 11 ft 11 in (3.63 m) between bolsters; 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) between axles in each truck Length 46 ft 6 in (14.17 m) over the coupler pulling faces Width 9 ft 3 in (2,819 mm) over the grabirons Height 12 ft 6+15⁄16 in (3,834 mm) Loco weight 84 t (82.7 long tons; 92.6 short tons) Fuel capacity 1,700–2,000 US gal (6,400–7,600 L; 1,400–1,700 imp gal) Prime mover EMD 12-645E Aspiration Roots blower Cylinders V12
Performance figures Maximum speed 65–93 miles per hour (105–150 kilometres per hour) Power output 1,500–1,650 hp (1,120–1,230 kW)
Career Nicknames "Pup” Locale Argentina, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Guinea, Liberia, Morocco, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Senegal, Taiwan

The EMD G22C Series were first introduced in 1968 to replace the popular G12 along with various improvements. They carried a low per axle weight on their Flexicoil Type-GC trucks and were the first model series to have a low nose as a standard option as well.

The G22 series now carried a U or W suffix after the model designation to indicate the type of traction motors. A C indicated six-axle C trucks, while a 4 indicated six-axle A1A trucks (only four of them powered); although there never has been an indication of A1A trucks until 1993.

The designations could apply to any kind of export locomotive design of EMD or another licensee of EMD as long as the electrical & mechanical gear was left unaltered.