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General Electric P30CH

Amtrak No. 700 in November 1987 at Lorton, Virginia

The P30CH was a six-axle passenger locomotive built by General Electric for Amtrak in 1975 and 1976. Although it was the second diesel locomotive ordered by Amtrak after the EMD SDP40F, it was the first one that had t...

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Variant Standard
Built 1975-1976
Manufacturers General Electric
Wheel arrangement CoCo
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 22047 mm
Service mass 175087 kg
Top speed 166 km/h
Power
Engine GE 7FDL-16

General

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Built 1975-1976
Manufacturers General Electric
Wheel arrangement C-C
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Length 22.05 m
Wheelbase 18.16 m
Service mass 175.1 t
Adhesion mass 175.1 t
Rigid wheelbase 4.14 m
Axle load 29.2 t

Power plant

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Engine GE 7FDL-16
Engine type V16 diesel

Power

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Power source diesel-electric
Indicated power 2,237 kW (3,041 PS)
Top speed 166 km/h
Starting effort 262.0 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 6.56
Power-to-weight ratio 12.8 kW/t
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.00
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