Diesel-electric locomotive
Baldwin DRS-6-4-1000 |
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Type and origin |
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Power type | Diesel-electric |
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Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
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Model | DRS-6-4-1000 |
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Build date | 1948 - 1949 |
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Total produced | 20 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• AAR | A1A-A1A |
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• UIC | (A1A)(A1A) |
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Prime mover | 606SC |
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Aspiration | Turbo |
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Generator | DC generator |
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Traction motors | DC traction motors |
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Cylinders | 6 |
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Transmission | Electric |
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Loco brake | Straight air |
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Train brakes | Air |
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Performance figures |
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Power output | 1,000 hp (746 kW) |
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The Baldwin DRS-6-4-1000 is a diesel-electric locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works between 1948 and 1949. The DRS-6-4-1000s were powered by a turbo-charged six-cylinder diesel engine rated at 1,000 horsepower (746 kW), and rode on a pair of three-axle trucks in an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement. 20 of these models were built for a railroad in Algeria.
Name designation
DRS - Diesel Road Switcher
6 - Six axles
4 - Four powered axles
1000 - 1,000 horsepower
Original buyers
Railroad | Quantity | Road numbers | Notes |
Algeria FSC | 20 | 040-DC-1 to 040-DC-20 | French Supply Council |
Totals | 20 | | |
References
- "DRS-6-4-1000". The Baldwin Diesel Zone. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
- Will, Dick (October–November 1970). "Baldwin Tally part 1". Extra 2200 South: 23–24.
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