GE BB40-9W

BB40-9W

EFVM No. 1225 in passenger service in 2012

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder General Electric Build date 1997–2006 Total produced 151

Specifications AAR wheel arr B+B-B+B Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)

Performance figures Power output 4,000 hp (2.98 MW)

Career Operators EFVM Numbers 1113–1253 Locale Brazil

The GE BB40-9W is an 8-axle narrow-gauge version of the popular GE C40-9W locomotive. All 141 examples of this locomotive are owned by the EFVM railroad in Brazil. They are equipped with four B-style trucks, two at each end replacing the conventional C-style trucks. This is necessary because EFVM tracks are 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) narrow gauge. Unlike the North American axle load limit of 71500 lb (32.4 tonnes) on standard gauge railways, the narrow gauge railway over which the units operate allows only 51190 lb (25 tonnes). The units are numbered 1113 to 1253.

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Pictures of BB40-9W locomotives
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