EMD GM6W

EMD GM6W
Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder EMD
Model GM6W
Build date 1960
Total produced unknown
Specifications
AAR wheel arr. C
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
South Africa: 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Prime mover EMD 6-567C
Engine type 2-stroke diesel
Aspiration Roots-type supercharger
Cylinders V6
Transmission DC generator, DC traction motor
Loco brake Straight air
Performance figures
Power output 600 hp (0.45 MW)
Career
Locale Lebanon, South Africa

The EMD GM6W Diesel-electric locomotive was introduced by Electro-Motive Diesel as an export model switcher in 1960.

The prototype unit spent its entire life at the General Motors LaGrange, Illinois, plant. It wound up life at the Pielet Brothers Scrap yard next to EMD's plant and was eventually scrapped.[1]

It inspired limited sales. Four went to the Chemin de Fer de l'Etat Libanais in Lebanon [2] One known unit, built January 1961, was bought by the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine at Stilfontein in North West Province, South Africa.[3]

Original Owners

Railroad Quantity Works No. Local Designation Numbers Notes
General Motors 1 7037 Scrapped[1]
Chemin de Fer de l'Etat Libanais 4 25462-65 CEL-600 601-604 [2]
Buffelsfontein GM 1 26018 1 [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "EMD GM6W". railfan.net. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. 1 2 "CFS Motive Power". Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  3. 1 2 South African Industrials (Buffelsfontein Gold Mines)
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