GMD GMDH-3

GMD GMDH-3
GMDH-3 at Clinton, Michigan, 2009.
Power type Diesel-hydraulic
Builder General Motors Diesel
Serial number A1813
Model GMDH-3
Build date January 1960
Total produced 1
Configuration 0-6-0
AAR wheel arr. C
UIC classification C
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length 28 ft 1 1⁄2 in (8.57 m)
Width 8 ft 10 1⁄4 in (2.70 m)
Height 11 ft 5 in (3.48 m)
Locomotive weight 75,000 lb (34.0 metric tons)
Fuel capacity 330 US gal (1,200 l; 270 imp gal)
Prime mover Detroit Diesel 8V-71
Cylinders V8
Transmission Hydraulic; Allison CBTA 5842 automatic transmission, 3 × Dana Spicer gearboxes.
Power output 275 hp (205 kW)

The GMD GMDH-3 was an experimental diesel-hydraulic switching locomotive built in January 1960 by General Motors Diesel of Canada. Only one example was built,[1] with GMD serial number A1813.[2] The locomotive was essentially the GMDH-1 design but with only a single hood, a single engine and an end cab, mounted on a six-wheel chassis.

The locomotive served as a demonstrator for GMD, bearing number #275, between 1960 and 1962, including a period in Egypt, but no sales resulted.[3] The locomotive was sold in 1963 to McKinnon Industries of St. Catharines, Ontario as their plant switcher, #2128.[1] After nearly 30 years of service, it was sold in 1992 to the South Simcoe Railway, a heritage museum railway, in Tottenham, Ontario, but in 1995 it was declared surplus to requirements by the railway's directors.[3] After a fund-raising effort, the Southern Michigan Railroad Society purchased the locomotive in 1996, where it remains in operable condition as of 2006.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Pinkepank, Jerry A. (1973). The Second Diesel Spotter’s Guide. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89024-026-4. 
  2. ^ "GMD A1800 to A1899". The UNofficial EMD Homepage. http://www.trainweb.org/emdloco/a1800.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-23. 
  3. ^ a b "GMDH-3 Technical Specifications". railroadmichigan.com. http://www.railroadmichigan.com/smrsgmdh.html. Retrieved 2006-11-23. 
  4. ^ "SMRS Train Equipment". Southern Michigan Railroad Society. http://southernmichiganrailroad.com/equipment.htm. Retrieved 2006-11-23. 

See also

Limited Production and Export Locomotives built by GM-EMD
Electrics
Industrial, military, export
and narrow gauge
Streamliners
Experimentals