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TheEMD G16is adiesel locomotivebuilt byGeneral Motorsin the US and under licence byClyde Engineeringin Australia andMACOSAin Spain. It has been used inAustralia,Brazil,Egyptian Railways,Hong Kong,Israel Railways,Mexico,Spain,Yugoslav Railwaysand on the successorCroatian Railways,Slovenian Railways,Serbian Railways,Macedonian Railways,Republika Srpska Railways,Kosovo RailwaysandRailways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Australia
[edit]TheVictorian Railwaysbought six G16C locomotives locally built byClyde Engineering,known as theX class.[1]
Brazil
[edit]In Brazil 41 locomotives were imported. The first eleven were introduced in 1962 and numbered 601–641, and the remaining thirty locomotives were imported in 1964–66. Thirty-seven locomotives still operate trains on theVitória a Minas Railroad.
Egypt
[edit]EMD suppliedEgyptian Railwayswith 111 G16s in 1960–61 (ER numbers 3301–61) and seventeen G16Ws in 1964–65 (ER numbers 3362–411).[2][3]
Iran
[edit]20 60.301–60.320
Israel
[edit]During theSix-Day War,Israel captured Egyptian Railways 3304, 3329 and 3361 which were appropriated intoIsrael Railwaysstock as numbers 301–303, later 161–163.[4]All have now been withdrawn from service but 163 (formerly ER 3361) is preserved at theIsrael Railway Museum.
Hong Kong
[edit]In Hong Kong there are four locomotives imported for theKowloon-Canton Railway.They would later be used by theMTR Corporationupon the merger. The first three were built by EMD in the US, introduced in 1961 and numbered 56–58. The fourth was built by Clyde Engineering in Australia, introduced in 1966 and numbered 59. They were namedI.B. Trevor,Bobby Howes,Gordon Graham,andGerry Forsgaterespectively.[5]All were equipped with 16-567C engines and Co-Co wheel arrangements. 59 suffered a collision and was rebuilt with a 16-645E engine. 57 retired in 2009 and was scrapped in late 2014, while 59 retired in 2018 after suffering serious damage from a collision with aEMD G26locomotive. As of 2022, all the remaining G16s have retired in Hong Kong.
Mexico
[edit]In order to replace steam on the numerous light rail branches operated by the Nacionales de Mexico (N de M), EMD export models G12 and G16 were obtained. A total of 24 G16 units were built by EMD for the N de M, all equipped with dynamic brakes and introduced between August 1958 and July 1960, their running numbers being 7300 to 7323. The first thirteen units (Nr. 7300 to 7312) had close clearance cabs, and the last eleven units (Nr. 7313 to 7323) were delivered in 1960 and received a standard cab. No.7323 was pictured in 1963 with a standard cab, but appeared in 1974 with a close clearance cab, indicating that this unit was either rebuilt or more probably renumbered. Mexican railroaders nicknamed this locomotive as "Tlaconete", referring to theimperial salamander;it was the first engine that was painted in the olive green, red and white scheme that was kept until 1987.[6]: 83
Spain
[edit]The Renfe Class 1900, later known asRenfe Class 319were to the G16 design. Ten of the units were built at General Motors factory in the US and were single cabin machines, identical to a standard G16 with the exception of havingIberian gauge1,668 mm(5 ft5+21⁄32in) wheelsets. A further 93 locomotives were built under license using the same components but as twin-cab machines with a different external appearance and internal arrangement of components.
Yugoslav Railways
[edit]The EMD G16 (JŽ series 661) was one of the most used diesel locomotives in Yugoslavia. The type is colloquially nicknamed"Kenedi"after the US PresidentJohn F. Kennedy.After the breakup in 1991, the locomotives were passed on to successor states:
Croatia
[edit]In Croatia the locomotive is classifiedHŽ series 2061.As of 2007, the series has been withdrawn from service. Six units of the series were modified by removing two of the traction engines into series2043locomotives during the early 1990s. None remain in active service.
Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Slovenia
[edit]In Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Slovenia have all kept the JŽ-era designation series 661.
Today there are around fifteen operational series 661s on Serbian Railways. Those locomotives are used mostly on non-electrified railways, primarily to haul freight trains, but also international passenger trains.
In Slovenia, the last 661 series locomotive ran on 17 May 2013, and it is now preserved as a historical unit.[7] In 2014 it was brought back in service and is still in operation until 26. 9. 2026
Kosovo
[edit]Kosovo Railwaysoperates three former JŽ series 661. A fourth locomotive (001) was renumbered but is out of service. They no longer carry a type designation, instead they were just numbered 001 to 004. They are used to haul coal and clay trains.
Locomotive 661-203 began a rebuilding program in 2008, undertaken byTŽV Gredelj(Croatia) in association withElectro-Motive Diesel;the bogies and traction motors were retained, but with a new frame and engine (EMD 8-710G3A). The locomotives were also converted to twin cab designs.[8]The resulting new loco has EMD model code JT38CW-DC.[9]
Gallery
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Bosnia & Herzegovina
ŽRS 661-303 -
Brazilian EMD G16U #608 on theVitória a Minas Railroad
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Železnice Srbijeclass 661 diesel locomotive, with an intermodal freight train from the Bulgarian border at Dimitrovgrad, on its way towards Niš.
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Yugoslav Railways 661 series at old station inSkopje
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Kosovo Railways 003 with an empty clay train
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MTR#56
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MTR#56,57,58,59
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SŽ (Slovenske Železnice) class 661 in Ljubljana,Slovenia April 2011
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^LocoSnapshot: The Victorian Railways X classMotive Powerissue 95 September 2014 pages 29-45
- ^Market OutlookRailway AgeJune 29, 1964 page 75
- ^Hughes, Hugh (1981).Middle East Railways.Harrow: Continental Railway Circle. p. 26.ISBN0-9503469-7-7.
- ^Cotterell, Paul (1984).The Railways of Palestine and Israel.Abingdon: Tourret Publishing. p. 103.ISBN0-905878-04-3.
- ^Kowloon-Canton RailwayContinental Railway Journalissue 99 October 1994 page 27
- ^Herson, Matthews J. (2000).NdeM in color.ISBN1-58248-046-X.
- ^"SŽ 661-032 – Zadnja vožnja".Archivedfrom the original on 12 December 2021 – via youtube.com.
- ^"Contract with Kosovo Railways".tzv-gredelj.biz.hr.17 November 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 21 July 2011.Retrieved26 August2010.
- ^Major rebuild for Kosovo dieselToday's Railways Europeissue 177 September 2018 page 12
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