- EMD G26
Infobox Locomotive
name = EMD G26
powertype = Diesel-electric
caption = Croatian Railways Series 2062
gauge = RailGauge|sg
builder = Electric Motive Division, Canada
builddate = 1973
aarwheels = Co-Co
electricsystem= GM 16-645 E
weight = 99 tons
length = convert|16.94|m|abbr=on
topspeed = convert|124|km/h|abbr=on
nicknames = "James"The G26 is aGeneral Motors diesel-electric locomotive built for export use in different countries in the world. Rail companies using the G26 locomotives today include:Australian Railroad Group ,Freight Australia ,ONCF ,Islamic Republic of Iran Railways ,Croatian Railways ,Israel Railways ,Korail , and more. They were acquired to increase traction capacities on the tracks which supported lesser axle pressure. The locomotives were intended for hauling freight and passenger trains on the mainlines.Australia
The
Victorian Railways purchased 24 G26C locomotives locally built byClyde Engineering , known as the X class. [cite web
url=http://locopage.railpage.org.au/vline/x.html
title=V/Line: X/XR/XRB Class
publisher=locopage.railpage.org.au
accessdate=2008-04-27] They are now operated byPacific National andQRNational .Queensland Rail purchased 102 GL26C-2 locomotives in 1970, locally built byComeng forClyde Engineering , and known as the 2100 class. Ten of the 2100 class have since been sold toChile . [cite web
url=http://locopage.railpage.org.au/qr/2100.html
title=QR: 2100 Class
publisher=locopage.railpage.org.au
accessdate=2008-04-27]Croatia
It is designated as HŽ series 2062 in the Croatian Railways. Several have been upgraded to 2062 subseries 100. The main usage for the series is in Lika, Dalmatia, Istria and smaller percentage in Slavonia. The -100 subseries is used only in Lika-Dalmatia.
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References
* [http://www.railfaneurope.net/ric/2062.htm Croatian HŽ series 2062]
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