Francorail-MTE CSE26-21
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Maximum speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) (freight) 160 km/h (99 mph) (passenger) |
Power output | 2,650 kW (3,550 hp) |
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Operators | Iraqi Republic Railways Korean State Railway Saudi Railways |
Number in class | Iraq: 72 North Korea: 12 Saudi Arabia: 6 |
Numbers | Iraq: DEM 4001 - 4011 Iraq: DEM 4101 - 4161 North Korea: ? Saudi Arabia: 3603 - 3608 |
The Francorail-MTE CSE26-21 is a class of diesel-electric locomotives built in France by the GIE Francorail-MTE consortium between 1981 and 1985.[1] The bogies were made by Creusot-Loire, electric equipment and traction motors by Société MTE, while the bodies were made by Carel et Fouché. They were fitted with American-made ALCO 16-251F engines of 3600 hp (2650 kW), and final assembly was performed by Carel-Fouché.[1]
The launch customer was the Korean State Railway of North Korea, which bought seven units in 1981, and a further five in 1985.[1][2] Subsequently, the Kim Chong-t'ae Electric Locomotive Works developed electric locomotives (the Ch'ŏngnyŏnjŏl Kinyom and the Red Flag 5400 classes) on the basis of the French-made units.[2] The bulk of production, was for the Iraqi Republic Railways, who received 72 units numbered in the series DEM 4001 - 4011 and DEM 4101 - 4161[3] from 1982. The Saudi Railways Organization received six locomotives of the type in 1983, numbered 3603 through 3608.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Francorail ALCO's".
- ^ a b Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 (Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō), ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6 p. 102
- ^ "Francorail CSE 26-21 ALCO's for Iraq" (DOC). Retrieved December 22, 2023.
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