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Baldwin DRS-6-4-1000

Baldwin DRS-6-4-1000
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
ModelDRS-6-4-1000
Build date1948 - 1949
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARA1A-A1A
 • UIC(A1A)(A1A)
Prime mover606SC
AspirationTurbo
GeneratorDC generator
Traction motorsDC traction motors
Cylinders6
TransmissionElectric
Loco brakeStraight air
Train brakesAir
Performance figures
Power output1,000 hp (746 kW)
Career
LocaleAlgeria

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.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwin_DRS-6-4-1000