List of Nigerian locomotive classes

Nigerian locomotive classes include:^[1]

Steam

Tender

(number range incomplete)

• River class locomotive - 2-8-2 #174-#217
• 101 2-8-0 Gold Coast
• 101 0-8-0T Rebuilt
• 101 2-8-2 River 1948
• 151 4-8-0
• 211 4-8-0
• 244 4-8-0
• 255 4-8-0
• 301 4-8-0
• 401 4-6-0
• 405 4-6-2
• 451 4-6-4T
• 501 4-6-2+2-6-4 Garratt
• 601 4-8-0
• 651 2-8-2 USATC S118
• 671 4-8-0 Ex 244
• 701 4-8-2
• 751 2-8-2 Nfd Ry 1020
• 801 2-8-2
• 806 4-8-2
• 901 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt

Tank

(number range imperfect)

• 1 0-6-0T
• 31 0-6-0T
• 41 2-6-2T
• 71 0-8-0T
• 74 0-8-0T Hunslet 1947

Diesel

Mainline

• 1001

Builder - English Electric

Date Introduced - 1955

Engine - English Electric SRKT - 676 hp

Maximum Speed - (Not Known)

Wheel Arrangement - B-B

Weight (in Working Order) - 52.76 Tons

Number in Class - 10

• 1101 - 1125

Builder - Electro Motive Division of General Motors

Date Introduced - 1958

Engine - EMD 12-567C - 1310 hp

Maximum Speed - 50 mph

Wheel Arrangement - A1A-A1A

Weight (in Working Order) - 78.5 Tons

Number in Class - 25

• 1126

Builder - Electro Motive Division of General Motors

Date Introduced - 1977

Engine - EMD 12-645E - 1500 hp

Maximum Speed - (Not Known)

Wheel Arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in Working Order) - 80 Tons

Number in Class - 30

• 1201 - 1207

Builder - Mak

Date Introduced - 1961

Engine - MaK MA301FAK - 1170 hp

Maximum Speed - 50 mph

Wheel Arrangement - A1A-A1A

Weight (in Working Order) - 65.98 Tons

Number in Class - 7 (8th Delivered in 1962)

• 1401

Builder - AEI / Metropolitan Vickers

Date Introduced - 1966

Engine - Sulzer LDA28C - 1300 hp

Maximum Speed - 43 mph

Wheel Arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in Working Order) - 77.85 Tons

Number in Class - 27+2

• 1601

Builder - Hitachi

Date Introduced - 1972

Engine - MAN 6V 22/30ATL - 1500 hp

Maximum Speed - (Not Known)

Wheel Arrangement - 1Co-Co1

Weight (in Working Order) - 80 Tons

Number in Class - 12

• 1701

Builder - Montreal Locomotive Works (Bombardier Inc)

Date Introduced - 1972

Engine - ALCO 8.25IE - 1500 hp

Maximum Speed - (Not Known)

Wheel Arrangement - 1Co-Co1

Weight (in Working Order) - 99.41 Tons

Number in Class - 54

• 1801

Builder - General Electric (USA)

Date Introduced - 1976

Engine - GE - FDL-12 - 2200 hp

Maximum Speed - (Not Known)

Wheel Arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in Working Order) - 91.55 Tons

Number in Class - 6

• 1807

Builder - General Electric (USA)

Date Introduced - 1977

Engine - GE FDL-8 - 1820 hp

Maximum Speed - (Not Known)

Wheel Arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in Working Order) - 82.13 Tons

Number in Class - 45

• 1901

Builder - ABB

Date Introduced - 1992

Engine - EMD 12-645E3B - 1750 hp (Assumed)

Maximum Speed - (Not Known)

Wheel Arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in Working Order) - 100 Tons (Assumed)

Number in Class - 10

• 2001

Builder - Hyundai - Based on an EMD design

Date Introduced - After 1991

Engine - EMD 12-645E3B (Assumed)

Maximum Speed - (Not Known)

Wheel Arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in Working Order) - (Not Known)

Number in Class - 5

• 2101 - 2150

Builder - Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works, China

Date Introduced - 1996 to 99

Engine - Type Not Known - 3000 hp

Maximum Speed - 120 kph (75 mph)

Wheel Arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in Working Order) - 90 Tons

Number in Class - 50

Shunting

• 901

Builder - MaK

Date Introduced - 1958

Engine - MaK MS304 - 388 hp

Maximum Speed - (Not Known)

Wheel Arrangement - 0-6-0DH

Weight (in Working Order) - 40.1 Tons

Number in Class - 15

• 921

Builder - Brush Traction

Date Introduced - 1973/8

Engine - Ruston Paxman RPHXL MK7 - 364 hp

Maximum Speed - (Not Known)

Wheel Arrangement - 0-6-0DE

Weight (in Working Order) - 39.5 Tons

Number in Class - 42

• 891

Builder - North British

Date Introduced - 1963

Engine - Paxman RPHL

Maximum Speed - (Not Known)

Wheel Arrangement - 0-8-0DH

Weight (in Working Order) - Tons

Number in Class - 2

On order

• GE - 25 - due 2010^[2]

References

External links

• NR Class List
• NRC Locomotives