China Railway NJ2
General Electric C38AChe
China 2006 78 produced
In 2006, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway was opened, which is the highest railway line in the world at up to 5,072 meters (16.640 feet) above sea level. A variant of the GE Dash 9-44CW with an output of 5,100 hp was developed for the special requirements at this high altitude. These locomotives are mainly used there in front of passenger trains, which consist of cars with pressurized cabins. These form part of a link between Beijing and Lhasa.
Technical data
General
- Built
- 2006-2007
- Manufacturers
- General Electric
- Wheel arrangement
- C-C
- Gauge
- 1,435 mm (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and weights
- Length
- 20.85 m
- Service mass
- 138 t
- Adhesion mass
- 138 t
- Rigid wheelbase
- 3.70 m
- Axle load
- 23 t
Power plant
- Engine
- GE 7FDL-16AD1
- Engine type
- V16 diesel
Power
- Power source
- diesel-electric
- Indicated power
- 3,800 kW (5,167 PS)
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
- Starting effort
- 534.0 kN
Calculated values
- Factor of adhesion
- 1 : 2.54
- Power-to-weight ratio
- 27.5 kW/t
- Adhesive weight/Total
- 1 : 1.00
