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GA DE900

Egyptian Railway GA DE 900

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

Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Loco weight	72-74 tonnes
Engine type	MTU 8V396TB14
Displacement	185 mm (7.3 in) (stroke)
Cylinders	8 (V formation)
Cylinder size	165 mm (6.5 in) (diameter)
Transmission	AC electrical
Train brakes	Electropneumatic

Performance figures
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output	900 kW (1,200 hp)

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

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

Switzerland

Main article: SBB Am 841

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

GA-DE 900 AC of Israel Railways

Israel

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

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

Mexico

Two 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.

References

^ Shunting Diesel–Electric Locomotives A – DE 900 AS Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine www.vossloh-espanana.com
^ Shunting Locomotives GA-DE 900 AS : IR (ISRAEL) Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine www.vossloh-espana.com
^ Shunting Locomotives GA-DE 900 AS : GEO RAILMEX (Mexico) Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine www.vossloh-espana.com
^ Shunting Diesel–Electric Locomotives GA – DE 900 AS : SBB (Switzerland) Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine www.vossloh-espana.com
קטרי הדיזל של רכבת ישראל Diesel locomotives of Israel railways, via www.angelfire.com
Locomotives: Alsthom exports to Israel and Mexico Archived 2010-09-19 at the Wayback Machine Coast Martinez, www.cuerpo8.es
Transport : Supply of 30 Shunting Locomotives Case Study Archived 2010-09-14 at the Wayback Machine www.eg.alstom.com

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