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Electro-Motive Division G16
Spanish State Railways series 1900 (later series 319), Victorian Railways class X, Yugoslav Railway class 661 and Croatian Railways class 2061
United States | 1958
543 produced
ŽRS 661-314 in November 2014 in Sabac
ŽRS 661-314 in November 2014 in Sabac
Srdan Popovic

The G16 is a type of road switcher designed by EMD specifically for export to operators whose axle load is restricted to less than 20 tonnes. Their general layout resembled the standard road switchers offered for the domestic market at the time. Introduced in 1958, it had the 16-cylinder variant of the 567 series engine with an output or originally 1,800 hp. Several rail gauges between 1,000 and 1,668 mm were offered. Production initially started directly at EMD and at GMD in Canada, but as usual, soon licenses were granted for production in other countries.

The biggest customer were the Yugoslavian State Railways which received 218 locomotives, with two more supplied to the “Nikola Tesla” power plant in today's Serbia. The JŽ operated them as class 661 and they became the most numerous Yugoslavian diesel locomotive, nicknamed “Kenedi” in reference to the American president. Later they were used in most of Yugoslavia's successor states, for example becoming class 2061 of the Croatian HŽ. Most were retired by 2013, but Kosovo rebuilt them starting in 2008 with the more modern 8-710 engine and two cabs.

Egypt received 128 locomotives, 17 of which were the wide-nose G16W model. Spain initially got ten G16 in 1965 directly from EMD, but soon started licensed production at MACOSA. These were initially series 1900 and later became series 319, together with newer EMD J16 and J26. Brazilian customers got 41 locomotives, with 37 still being operated by the Vitória-Minas Railway (EFVM). In Australia, Clyde Engineering built six G16 which were used by Victorian Railways as class X. Additionally, 24 were built for Mexico, 20 for Iran and four for Hong Kong.

Variantlightest variantheaviest variant
General
Built1958-1972
ManufacturerElectro-Motive Division, General Motors Diesel, Clyde Engineering, MACOSA
Axle configC-C 
Gauge3 ft 3 3/8 in (Meter gauge), 4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge), 5 ft 3 in (Irish broad gauge), 5 ft 5 11/16 in (Iberian broad gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length64 ft 1 11/16 in
Wheelbase37 ft 10 13/16 in
Service weight231,485 lbs255,736 lbs
Adhesive weight231,485 lbs255,736 lbs
Axle load38,581 lbs42,549 lbs
Boiler
Variantlightest variantheaviest variant
Power Plant
Power
Power sourcediesel-electric
Top speed77 mph
Starting effort57,326 lbf
EngineEMD 16-567C
Engine typeV16 diesel
Fuel800 us gal (diesel)
Engine output1,800 hp (1,342 kW)1,923 hp (1,434 kW)
Calculated Values
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freight
passenger
last changed: 09/2024
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