China Railways NJ2

NJ2

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE Transportation Systems Model C38AChe

Specifications UIC class Co'Co' Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Axle load 23 t (23 long tons; 25 short tons) Loco weight 138 t (136 long tons; 152 short tons)

Performance figures Power output 3,800 kW (5,100 hp)

Career Operators Qingzang railway Numbers NJ20001-NJ20078 Locale China

NJ2 is a class of diesel-electric locomotives employed by China Railways. Built in Erie, Pennsylvania, it is based on a standard GE Transportation Systems GE Dash 9-44CW and marketed as GE C38AChe. It was specially customised for high altitude operation on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway route. It is used on the Qingzang Railway that connects Xining, Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, in the People's Republic of China. It is a 3,800 kW (5,100 hp) Co-Co design (Railway Magazine Dec 2006 p36).

See also

• C38Emi, a variant of GE Dash 9-44CW operating in Brazil
• GE C36-7, operated by CR as ND5 locomotives
• China Railways HXN5, GE Evolution ES-59ACi

External links

1. Railways of China