Bangladesh Railway Class 6600

Locomotive 6602

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel
Builder	Electro-Motive Diesel
Model	EMD GT42ACL
Build date	2019 - present
Total produced	40

Specifications
Configuration:
• UIC	Co-Co
Gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Fuel type	Diesel
Prime mover	12N-710G3B-EES
Transmission	Diesel-electric Microprocessor based AC-AC Transmission

Performance figures
Maximum speed	100Km/h (Locked) & 140km/h (Unlocked)
Power output	3,250 hp (2,420 kW)

Career
Operators	Bangladesh Railway
Numbers	6601 - 6640
Disposition	Active

Bangladesh Railway Class 6600 is a class of 1,676 mm gauge diesel-electric locomotives owned by Bangladesh Railway. There are 40 locomotives of this class, all designed and manufactured by American company Progress Rail's Electro-Motive Diesel subsidiary. Class 6600 locomotives are used on both freight and passenger trains. Those are the strongest and most advanced broad-gauge locomotives in the Bangladesh Railway.

Details

In 2019, Bangladesh Railway ordered broad-gauge diesel-electric locomotives from American manufacturer Electro-Motive Diesel for ৳ 1,123.5 crore. The model of Class 6600 locomotives is EMD GT42ACL. These are equipped with the EM2000 microprocessor control and AC traction motors. The prime mover is 12N-710G3B-EES and wheel arrangement Co-Co. The power is 3,250 hp. The EM2000 microprocessor control has excitation and load control, adhesion control, engine control, diagnostic system and archived unit history data.

References

^ "Progress Rail and Bangladesh Railways Sign Agreement". Progress Rail. 5 February 2019. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "Bangladesh taps Progress Rail for GT Series power". Railway Age. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 15 February 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "8 broad gauge railway engines reach Chattogram from USA". The Business Standard. 6 March 2021. Archived from the original on 28 Nov 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2023.

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