EMD GM6W

EMD GM6W

Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder EMD Model GM6W Build date 1960 Total produced unknown

Specifications AAR wheel arr. C Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) South Africa: 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Prime mover EMD 6-567C Engine type 2-stroke diesel Aspiration Roots-type supercharger Cylinders V6 Transmission DC generator, DC traction motor Loco brake Straight air

Performance figures Power output 600 hp (0.45 MW)

Career Locale Lebanon, South Africa

The EMD GM6W Diesel-electric locomotive was introduced by Electro-Motive Diesel as an export model switcher in 1960.

The prototype unit spent its entire life at the General Motors LaGrange, Illinois, plant. It wound up life at the Pielet Brothers Scrap yard next to EMD's plant and was eventually scrapped.^[1]

It inspired limited sales. Four went to the Chemin de Fer de l'Etat Libanais in Lebanon ^[2] One known unit, built January 1961, was bought by the Buffelsfontein Gold Mine at Stilfontein in North West Province, South Africa.^[3]

Original Owners

Railroad	Quantity	Works No.	Local Designation	Numbers	Notes
General Motors	1			7037	Scrapped[1]
Chemin de Fer de l'Etat Libanais	4	25462-65	CEL-600	601-604	[2]
Buffelsfontein GM	1	26018		1	[3]

References

1. "EMD GM6W". railfan.net. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
2. "CFS Motive Power". Retrieved 2009-05-04.
3. South African Industrials (Buffelsfontein Gold Mines)