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5 x 3'6'' gauge BoBoBo delivered 1956-57; 14 ton axle load; 1220 bhp; cont TE 30900 lb @ 10.9 mph [14000 kgf @ 17.5 km/h]; max speed 43.5 mph [70 km/h]; 23000 lb [10500 kgf] continuous effort rheostatic brake
design: twin unit type with inner ends of each half carried by the middle bogie; erach half unit is a full width boxcar body type; three identical 2.2 m wheelbase bogies; each half one Sulzer 6LDA25 derated to 610 bhp @ 800 rpm from its then nominal UIC rating of 760 to meet altitude requirements up to 11000 feet / 3100 m; six 170 hp traction motors; 950 mm wheel



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