Israel Railways JT 42CW

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JT 42CW
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Two JT 42CWs and an EMD G12 at Port of Ashdod
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel
Builder Meinfesa (Alstom, Valencia) [1]
Build date1996
Total produced8
Specifications
Configuration:
   AAR C-C
   UIC Co'Co'
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 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 mover GM EMD 12N710G3B, V12, 3,200 hp (2 MW) @ 900rpm
Alternator AR10JBA
Traction motors six parallel connected D78
Loco brake Electropneumatic
Safety systems PZB, SIFA
Performance figures
Maximum speed110 km/h (68 mph)
Power output3,000 hp (2,237 kW)
Tractive effort maximum 588 kN (132,188 lbf)
306 kN (68,792 lbf) @ 22 km/h (14 mph)
Career
Operators Israel Railways
Numbers702-709 [3]
Sources: [4] except where noted

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).

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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sources:
    • P. Laval, La Vie du Rail (in French), pp. 5–10
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  3. 1 2 Sources:
  4. 1 2 3 "Diesel-Electric Locomotives : JT42 CW" (PDF), www.vossloh-espana.com, Vossloh, archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2009
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