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Electro-Motive Division SW7, SW8 and SW9

Texas Pacific Lines SW9 in November 1965 at Dallas, Texas

In 1949, EMD introduced the SW7 switcher as the successor of the NW2. It still had the twelve-cylinder 567A engine, but now with 1,200 instead of 1,000 hp . Like its predecessor, it had two exhaust stacks on the hood....

Electro-Motive Division SW7, SW8 and SW9Remove
Variant
SW7
Built 1949-1951
Manufacturers Electro-Motive Division;General Motors Diesel
Wheel arrangement BoBo
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 13538 mm
Service mass 112491 kg
Top speed 105 km/h
Power
Engine EMD 12-567A

General

Property Electro-Motive Division SW7, SW8 and SW9
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Built 1949-1951
Manufacturers Electro-Motive Division, General Motors Diesel
Wheel arrangement B-B
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 13.54 m
Wheelbase 9.14 m
Service mass 112.5 t
Adhesion mass 112.5 t
Rigid wheelbase 2.44 m
Axle load 28.1 t

Power plant

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Engine EMD 12-567A
Engine type V12 diesel

Power

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Power source diesel-electric
Indicated power 895 kW (1,217 PS)
Top speed 105 km/h
Starting effort 275.8 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.00
Power-to-weight ratio 8.0 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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