Bangladesh Railway Class 3000

Bangladesh Railway Class 3000
Locomotive 3002 on a turntable
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Designer Electro Motive Diesel .Inc (new) Builder Hyundai Rotem & EMD (new) Model EMD GT38ACL (new) Build date 2020 (new) Total produced New 30 ( 11 old units has been retired)
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  AAR Bo1-1Bo (new) Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) for 3001-3010, 3011-3030 is convertible from 1000 mm to 1,676 mm by switching bogies Bogies HTCF (High Tensile Cast Fabricated) Bogies Length 18.942 m (62.15 ft) (new) Height 3.766 m (12.36 ft) (new) Loco weight 90 tonnes (89 long tons; 99 short tons) (new) Fuel type Diesel Fuel capacity 3,800 litres (840 imp gal; 1,000 US gal) (new) Prime mover EMD 8-710G3A-T2 (new) Engine type Two-stroke (new) Alternator TA9-12CA9SE (3001-3010) TA12-CA9 (3011-3030) Traction motors AC (new) Cylinders 8 (new) Transmission Diesel-electric Loco brake Vacuum, Air, Dynamic Couplers Norwegian (new)
Performance figures Maximum speed 120 km/h (75 mph) (new) Power output 335 hp (250 kW) (Old) 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) (new)
Career Operators Bangladesh Railway Class MEI-20 (new) Numbers 3001–3030 (new) Current owner Bangladesh Railway Disposition Active (except the old 11 locos)

Bangladesh Railway Class 3000 is a class of meter-gauge diesel-electric locomotives operated by Bangladesh Railway. This is the latest and most modern meter gauge locomotive class of the Bangladesh Railway. These locos could be used on broad gauge track also by changing bogies.

Builders details

In the 1960s, some shunting locos entered the fleet of the then Eastern Bengal Railway as class/series-number 3000. The number of these locos were 11 probably. ^[1] At present, none of them are active. None of them were preserved.

In 2020, 10 ^[2] locos produced by Hyundai Rotem of South Korea under the license of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) of the US, entered the fleet of Bangladesh. They were also given the 3000 series. Though in the first phase, 10 locos came, 20 more in the second phase ^{[3] [4]} and 70 more in the third phase ^[5] are planned to come in Bangladesh. The newer locos are used for both passenger and freight trains.

Technical details

The newer locos use the EMD 8-710G3A-T2 as prime mover. Their power is 2,200 hp and can achieve speed up to 110 km/h. The wheel arrangement is Bo1-1Bo (Each bogie having 2 powered axles & 1 unpowered inner axle) having total of 6 axles but only 4 traction motors. There are controversy regarding the model of Alternator used in the first 10 locomotives of the series, as Hyundai Rotem provided TA9-12CA9SE instead of TA12-CA9, which was to be provided as mentioned in the contract. ^[6]

Classification and numbering

The number-series/class of these locos is 3000. New locos are numbered from 3001 to 3010. First Shipment of the second phase 3011-3020 is also arrived in Bangladesh recently and under trial. Unlike 3001-3010 this 10 has Air Conditioned cab. The class-name/specification of new locos is "MEI-20". Here, M = Meter-gauge, E = Diesel-electric, I = Hyundai Rotem and 20 = 22 × 100 = 2,000 hp (actually 2,200 hp). The class-name of old locos is unknown.

Liveries

1. Sky blue-yellow (new)

Gallery

New series

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  3001
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  3015
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  3004

3021

References

1. Engineers, United States Army Corps of (1961). Transportation Survey of East Pakistan, 1961: Detailed report. Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers.
2. EMD GT38ACL
3. "Hyundai Rotem wins Bangladesh locomotive order". International Railway Journal. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
4. "Bangladesh Railway orders metre-gauge locomotives". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
5. "Hyundai Rotem wins further Bangladesh loco contract". Railway Gazette International.
6. Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (2021-08-13). "Contract Breach Over 10 Locomotives: Technical body recommends accepting those". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-08-19.

External links

Media related to Bangladesh Railway Class 3000 at Wikimedia Commons