GA DE900 locomotives

GA DE 900

300px Egytpian Railway GA DE 900

Type and origin Power type Diesel Builder Meinfesa / Alstom Build date 1994-2000 Total produced 75

Specifications UIC class BoBo Gauge 1435mm Loco weight 72-74 tonnes Engine type MTU 8V396TB14 Displacement 185mm (stroke) Cylinders 8 (V formation) Cylinder size 165mm (diameter) Transmission AC electrical Train brakes Electropneumatic

Performance figures Maximum speed 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph) Power output 900kW

Career Operators Egyptian National Railways, Israel Railways, GEO RAILMEX, Swiss Federal Railways

The GA-DE 900 is a family of 4 axle Bo'Bo' diesel electric locomotives manufactured in Spain, by Meinfesa.

The class derive from the RENFE Class 311 type locomotive developed by MTM, Ateinsa and Babcock & Wilcox.

Operators

Switzerland

Main article: SBB Am 841

40 locomotives classified as SBB Am841 were produced for the state railways of Switzerland in 1994)

GA-DE 900 AC of Israel Railways

Israel

3 locomotives were manufactured for the Israel state railways (IR) in 1997.

Mexico

2 locomotives were manufactured for GEO RAILMEX of Mexico in 1997.

Egypt

The Egyptian National Railways ordered 30 similar locomotives of type GA-DE 900 AC in 2000.