- China Railways HXN5
-
HXN5 Power type Diesel-electric Builder GE
CSR Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock WorksModel HXN5 Build date 2008- Total produced 300 AAR wheel arr. C-C Gauge 1435 mm Length 22295 mm Width 3119 mm Height 4775 mm Axle load 25 t Locomotive weight 150 t Engine type GEVO16 Cylinders 16 Cylinder size 250 x320 mm Transmission electric (AC—DC—AC) Top speed 120 km/h Power output 6250 horsepower (4664 kW) Tractive effort 620 kN starting
565 kN continuousLocomotive brakes straight air and dynamic Locale People's Republic of China The GE ES59ACi, also known as the HXN5 or China Mainline Locomotive, is a type of diesel locomotive built by GE Transportation Systems and Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works for use on freight trains from Harbin to Qiqihar and Mudanjiang in the People's Republic of China.[1]
In October 2005, China Railways ordered 300 ES59ACi Evolution Series locomotives from GE Transportation Systems and Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works for delivery in 2008-2009.[2] Two have been built at Erie, Pennsylvania in 2008; the rest was assembled by Qishuyan at Changzhou in 2008-2010. The first Chinese made loco was unveiled on 25 November 2008.[1]
The locomotive is equipped with a GE GEVO-16 engine, with an output of 6,250 horsepower.
See also
- C38Emi - variant of GE Dash 9-44CW operating in Brazil
- GE C36-7 - operated by CR as ND5 locomotives
- China Railways NJ2
References
- ^ a b "Qishuyan completes first locally-built China Mainline Locomotive". Railway Gazette International. 2008-11-25. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/qishuyan-completes-first-locally-built-china-mainline-locomotive.html.
- ^ "GE ships first CML diesel locomotive to China". Railway Gazette International. 2008-08-21. http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//ge-ships-first-cml-diesel-locomotive-to-china.html.
Locomotives of China
Steam Diesel Diesel hydraulicDiesel electricElectric DC motorAC motorList of locomotives in China • Rail transport in the People's Republic of China • China Railways • Locomotive manufacturers Diesel locomotives built by GE Industrial and
switch enginesUniversal Series Passenger locomotives Dash-7 series Dash-8 series Dash-9 series AC series Evolution series ES40DC • ES44DC • ES44DCi • ES44AC • ES44C4 • ES59ACiPowerHaul series (see also: List of GE locomotives) Categories:- Diesel locomotives of the People's Republic of China
- Co-Co locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 2008
- Qishuyan locomotives
- People's Republic of China rail transport stubs
- Diesel locomotive stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.