EMD GA18

EMD GA18

Taiwan Railway Administration S405 on display at Miaoli Railway Museum

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder GM-EMD Build date 1969

Specifications AAR wheel arr. B-B Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ^3⁄8 in) 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Prime mover GM 8-645E

The EMD GA18 was an export locomotive built by GM-EMD in 1969. The GA18 was a derivative of the EMD G18 and was designed as a light locomotive with low axle loading and used freight car trucks. They are powered by an EMD 8-645E prime mover rated at 1000 hp for traction.^[1] Only seven units were built.^[2]

Original Owners

Chile

• 1 FCAB 953

Taiwan

• 5 Taiwan Railway Administration S401-S405

Zambia

• 1 Nchanga Consol Copper 10

Taiwan Railway Administration

Taiwan Railway Administration purchased five GA18 locomotives in 1969^[1] which were equipped with special cab signal display and track sorting devices for use as Qidu hump yard switching locomotives. They were named the S400 series by the TRA. After the closing of Qidu hump yard, the S400 series were used as general road switchers. All have been scrapped with the exception of S405 which has been preserved and restored in the original paint scheme and currently on display in Miaoli Railway Museum.

Gallery

Taiwan Railway Administration S400 series GA18  Disused TRA S402 at Taipei Railway Workshop  TRA S405 cab  TRA S405 cab signal display for hump yard operation

References

1. "GM Diesels Set Sail For Taiwan". Railway Age. Vol. 167: 97. 8 December 1969.
2. "Export GA18 Order Numbers". The UNofficial EMD Homepage.