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  2. Diesel locomotive - Wikipedia

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    A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving wheels. The most common are diesel–electric locomotives and diesel–hydraulic.

  3. List of ALCO diesel locomotives - Wikipedia

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    The American Locomotive Company (ALCO), based in Schenectady, New York, United States produced a wide range of diesel-electric locomotives from its opening in 1901 until it ceased manufacture in 1969. This is a list of ALCO locomotive classes. For individually notable locomotives, please see List of locomotives. There are numerous individual ...

  4. Diesel locomotives of British Rail - Wikipedia

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    British Rail operated a large number of different diesel locomotive types. The majority of these were built between 1955 and 1968. The majority of these were built between 1955 and 1968. Many classes were rushed into service as part of the 1955 Modernisation Plan , but poor reliability and a rapid decline in rail transport meant that some would ...

  5. Wilmington and Western Railroad - Wikipedia

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    Wilmington & Western's General Motors Diesel-Electric SW1 locomotive no. 114 is the oldest diesel locomotive in routine scheduled service, having been built in February 1940. [ 2 ] History

  6. J&H McLaren & Co. - Wikipedia

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    J&H McLaren was a British engineering company in Hunslet, Leeds, England, that manufactured traction engines, stationary engines and later, diesel engines. The company was founded in 1876 by John and Henry McLaren. They had both been apprenticed to Black, Hawthorn & Co of Gateshead

  7. British Rail Class D16/1 - Wikipedia

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    The society has purchased Class 58 diesel 58022 which will be used as the new locomotive's chassis. An engineering summary was made public in 2019 followed lengthy discussions with engineers within the railway industry and after ascertaining the most available and practical group of components to include within the locomotive.

  8. Locomotives of India - Wikipedia

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    In 1954, the first diesel locomotive was used in India, which was manufactured by North British Locomotive Company. [7] In 1958, WDM-1, the first locomotive used for mainline traffic was imported from ALCO. [26] In 1964, the first broad-gauge WDM-2 diesel locomotive was rolled out by Banaras Locomotive Works. [9] Broad-gauge

  9. EMD DDA40X - Wikipedia

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    The EMD DDA40X is a 6,600 hp (4,943 kW) D-D locomotive, built by EMD from 1969 to 1971 exclusively for the Union Pacific Railroad. [1] It is the most powerful diesel–electric locomotive model ever built on a single frame, having two 16-645E3A diesel prime movers. [2]