China Railways ND2 explained

ND2
Powertype:Diesel-electric
Uicclass:Co′Co′
Builder:Electroputere Romania
Builddate:1972 - 1987
Totalproduction:284
Axleload:20.2t
Poweroutput:1546kW
Fueltype:Diesel
Fuelcap:4690L
Maxspeed:120km/h
Locoweight:118t
T/E Starting:280kN
T/E Continuous:169kN
Length:16910mm
Width:3090mm
Height:4435mm
Primemover:12LDA28B
Watercap:1420L
Transmission:electric (DC/DC)
Generator:GCE1100/10F
Tractionmotors:6× GDTM533F
Operator: China Railway
Fleetnumbers:ND2 0001-0284

ND2 is the name for a Romanian diesel-electric locomotive, produced by Electroputere, exported to and employed in China by China Railway. It was made for the purpose of heavy transport.

History

ND2 is a derivative of LDE2100 (060DA) locomotive. The Chinese Ministry of Railways started importing this locomotive in 1974 under a barter arrangement to fill a gap in the domestic locomotive production.

Most of the class were based at Shanghai Bureau, with some others working as far south as Guangzhou. At its apex, ND2 class was the predominant passenger power south of Yangtze River.

Rated at 2300 hp UIC, ND2 traces its lineage back to a Swiss design created by SLM and Sulzer. Externally, ND2 bears resemblance to Ae 6/6 Swiss electric locomotives.[1]

Production

A total number of 284 ND2 locomotives were produced. The ND2s are now being withdrawn but a few were exported back to Romania.[2] Romanian private freight operator GFR now operates a few ND2 locomotives that were exported back to Romania, repainted and had their couplers changed.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.electroputere.ro/vfu/en/P/sgC.php?aCode=g1&aSgCode=s1 Diesel Electric Locomotive LDE 2100 HP
  2. Web site: About ND2 . 2007-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070914192006/http://www.railwaysofchina.com/nd2.htm . 2007-09-14 . dead .