Israel Railways JT 42CW

The JT 42CW is a class of six axle Co'Co' diesel electric freight locomotives manufactured by Alstom's Meinfesa plant in Valencia Spain in the late 1990s for use by Israel Railways (IR).

JT 42CW
Two JT 42CWs and an EMD G12 at Port of Ashdod
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel
BuilderMeinfesa (Alstom, Valencia)[1]
Build date1996
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARC-C
 • UICCo'Co'
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Length21.095 m (69 ft 2.5 in)[2]
Width2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)[2]
Height4.675 m (15 ft 4.1 in)[2]
Loco weight112 t (246,918 lb)[2])
Fuel capacity6,000 L (1,320 imp gal; 1,585 US gal)
Prime moverGM EMD 12N710G3B, V12, 3,200 hp (2 MW) @ 900rpm
AlternatorAR10JBA
Traction motorssix parallel connected D78
Loco brakeElectropneumatic
Safety systemsPZB, SIFA
Performance figures
Maximum speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output3,000 hp (2,237 kW)
Tractive effortmaximum 588 kN (132,188 lbf)
306 kN (68,792 lbf) @ 22 km/h (14 mph)
Career
OperatorsIsrael Railways
Numbers702-709[3]
Sources:[4] except where noted

Description

The locomotives are of the Prima type, produced at Alstom's plant in Valencia, Spain in collaboration with GM-EMD; the locomotives use EMD traction equipment and an EMD 710 engine.[1][4] The units were ordered in 1996 and entered service in 1998.[3][4]

The locomotives were designed for freight work, but have also been used to haul passenger trains due to a shortage of locomotives.[5]

The locomotives were specified for work hauling phosphate trains from the Dead Sea to Mediterranean ports, with loads of up to 3,000 t (6,613,868 lb) on slopes up to 1.5% to 2% (1:67 to 1:50 grades).[6]

See also

References
  1. Sources:
  2. הנחיות לתכנון מתקני עצירת רכבות (PDF), www.iroads.co.il (in Hebrew), רכבת ישראל בע״מ, נספח ב': סוגי רכבות נוסעים וקטרי, July 2009, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-29, retrieved 2012-03-16
  3. Sources:
  4. "Diesel-Electric Locomotives : JT42 CW" (PDF), www.vossloh-espana.com, Vossloh, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2009
  5. Рельсовый транспорт Израиля, ЖЕЛЕЗНЫЕ ДОРОГИ МИРА (in Russian) (12), 2000, archived from the original on 2012-07-28
  6. "Новые локомотивы компании Alstom", Железные дороги мира (in Russian) (10), 1998, archived from the original on 2007-05-04
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