GA DE900 locomotives

GA DE 900
Egytpian Railway GA DE 900
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Builder	Meinfesa / Alstom
Build date	1994-2000
Total produced	75
Specifications
UIC classification	BoBo
Gauge	1435mm
Locomotive weight	72-74 tonnes
Engine type	MTU 8V396TB14
Displacement	185mm (stroke)
Cylinders	8 (V formation)
Cylinder size	165mm (diameter)
Transmission	AC electrical
Performance figures
Maximum speed	80 kilometres per hour (50 mph)
Power output	900kW
Train brakes	Electropneumatic
Career
Operator(s)	Egyptian National Railways,^[1] Israel Railways,^[2] GEO RAILMEX,^[3] Swiss Federal Railways^[4]

The GA-DE 900 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 and Wilcox.

Operators

40 locomotives classified as SBB Am841 were produced for the state railways of Switzerland in 1994)^[4]

GA-DE 900 AC of Israel Railways

3 locomotives were manufactured for the Israel state railways (IR) in 1997.^[2]^[5]^[6]

2 locomotives were manufactured for GEO RAILMEX of Mexico in 1997.^[3]

The Egyptian National Railways ordered 30 similar locomotives of type GA-DE 900 AC in 2000.^[1]^[7]

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