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EMD G8

EMD G8
Preserved former Victorian Railways T class G8 locomotive T 413
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder Electro-Motive Diesel and General Motors Diesel Model G8 Build date 1954-1965 Total produced 382
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR B-B Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) Loco weight 66.2 long tons (67.3 t; 74.1 short tons) Fuel capacity 2,840 litres (750 US gal; 620 imp gal) Prime mover EMD 8-567 Cylinders 8 Cylinder size 8.5 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm)
Performance figures Power output 875 bhp Tractive effort 11,900 kgf (116.7 kN)

The EMD G8 is a model of diesel-electric locomotive of which 382 were built between 1954 and 1965 for both export and domestic use. They were built by both Electro-Motive Division in the United States and by General Motors Diesel DivisioninCanada for use in ten countries, being equipped to operate on several different track gauges.

Overview[edit]

The G8 was built for use in Australia, Canada, Brazil, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, South Korea, Liberia, and New Zealand (DB class).^[1] The 1967 Israeli invasion of Sinai captured Egyptian G8 number 3256, which became Israel Railways number 251.^[2]

The G8 was also built in Australia under licence by Clyde Engineering, with Victorian Railways purchasing a total of 89 between 1955 and 1969, with later variants including a redesigned cab, carbody and radiator (the G8B)^[3] and those built after 1967 (the G18B) equipped with the newer EMD 645 engine rather than the EMD 567 which had been fitted to the earlier locomotives.^[4] They were designated as the T class.

BHP also purchased two G8s, classed as the DE class, for service on its mine railways in the Middleback Ranges, South Australia.^[5] Both locomotives also saw service on the Coffin Bay Tramway out of Port Lincoln.^[6][7]

The Clyde units differed from the North American-built ones in having a shunter's refuge on the No. 2 end.

See also[edit]

• List of GM-EMD locomotives
• List of GMD Locomotives

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to EMD G8 locomotives.

• victorianrailways.net T class page Includes schematic diagram and original October 1954 VR Newsletter article on the G8 locomotive.

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