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GA DE900 locomotives

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GA DE900
Egyptian Railway GA DE 900
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel
BuilderMeinfesa / Alstom
Build date1994-2000
Total produced75
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo-Bo
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Loco weight72-74 tonnes
Engine typeMTU 8V396TB14
Displacement185 mm (7.3 in) (stroke)
Cylinders8 (V formation)
Cylinder size165 mm (6.5 in) (diameter)
TransmissionAC electrical
Train brakesElectropneumatic
Performance figures
Maximum speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output900 kW (1,200 hp)
Career
OperatorsEgyptian National Railways,[1] Israel Railways,[2] GEO RAILMEX,[3] Swiss Federal Railways[4]

The GA DE900 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

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Switzerland

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Forty locomotives classified as SBB Am841 were produced for the state railways of Switzerland in 1994)[4]

GA-DE 900 AC of Israel Railways

Israel

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Three locomotives were manufactured for the Israel state railways (IR) in 1997.[2][5][6]

GA DE900 locomotive at Israel Railways museum.
GA DE900 locomotive at Israel Railways museum

Mexico

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Two locomotives were manufactured for GEO RAILMEX of Mexico in 1997.[3]

Egypt

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The Egyptian National Railways ordered 30 similar locomotives of type GA-DE 900 AC in 2000.[1][7]

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