GMD SW1200MG

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GMD SW1200MG
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
Builder General Motors Diesel
Serial numberA1945–A1949, A2176, A2558–A2560
ModelSW1200MG
Build date1963 (5), 1968 (1), 1971 (3)
Total produced9
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  AAR B-B
 •  UIC Bo′Bo′
Electric system/s 2400 V AC 60 Hz catenary
Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Career
Operators Iron Ore Company of Canada
Numbers431501–431509
Locale Labrador City
DispositionStill in service

The GMD SW1200MG is a 4-axle electric locomotive built by General Motors Diesel between 1963 and 1971. The locomotive is the electric version of the diesel powered SW1200, with the prime mover replaced by a motor-generator set, hence the MG suffix in the model number.

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Locomotives run under 2400V 60 Hz, in automatic control without driver.[ clarification needed ] The difference with SW1200 is that a single-phase electric motor is provided in place of the diesel engine, with adapted control.

Nine examples of this locomotive were built for a single Canadian customer – Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC). [1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IOC GMD SW1200MG Technical Leaflet (Fr)" (PDF). epfl.ch. Retrieved 19 September 2019.


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