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EMD G12 series
Locomotive #120 of Israel Railways is a G12.
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Electro-Motive Division (USA), General Motors Diesel (Canada) Clyde Engineering (Australia)
Model	G12
Build date	1950s
Total production	B-B version: 670 A1A-A1A version: 300
AAR wheel arr.	A1A-A1A and B-B
Gauge	narrow gauge, standard gauge, broad gauge
Prime mover	EMD 567
Cylinders	12
Disposition	Most scrapped, many preserved ,some still in service

The EMD G12 was a class of locomotive built by GM-EMD, and its Canadian affiliate General Motors Diesel. In addition, Australian licensee Clyde Engineering built ten locomotives for New Zealand in 1957, five for Hong Kong, 23 for Queensland, 14 for Western Australia and seven for BHP. Australian licensee Commonwealth Engineering also built 42 for Queensland Rail in 1964-66. Many examples were built in the 1950-60s for railroads all over the world. They are powered by EMD 12-567C prime movers rated at 1250 hp. Some have been rebuilt with EMD 645 engines.

Original Owners

Bo-Bo version

• 7 Australia
  • 7 Broken Hill Proprietary Company - DE class
• 241 Brazil
  • 2 Estrada de Ferro de Goiás 5201–5202
  • 30 Mogiana Railway 3001–3030
  • 43 Estrada de Ferro Noroeste do Brasil 1101–1143
  • 17 Rede de Viação Paraná-Santa Catarina
  • 18 São Paulo Railway 700–717
  • 25 Rede Mineira de Viação 2201–2207, 2217–2228
  • 71 Viação Férrea do Rio Grande do Sul 2121–2145, 2161–2168, 6169–6206
  • 35 Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas 531–565
• 3 Canada
  • 2 London and Port Stanley Railway L4, L5
  • 1 General Motors Diesel demonstrator 7707 (to Sweden as Statens Järnvägar T42)
• 3 Chile
  • 3 Andes Copper Mining 81–83
• 97 Egypt
  • 97 Egyptian Railways 3701–3797
• 23 Israel
  • 23 Israel Railways 104–126, some since rebuilt with 12-645E engines
• 137 Iran
  • 137 RAI 40.01–40.137
• Hong Kong
  • 5 Kowloon-Canton Railway 51–55 G12 (52–55 to Chicago Freight Car Leasing Australia as TL152–TL155)
• 84 Mexico
  • 84 Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México 5806–5889
• 15 South Korea
  • 47 Korean National Railways 4001–4015, 4101–4110, 4201–4222
• 25 Nigeria
  • 25 Nigerian Railways 1101–1125
• 2 Norway
  • 2 Sydvaranger 1, DE101 - G12
• 2 Sri Lanka
  • 2 Sri Lanka Railways.

Class M2C 626-627 (Only use for upcountry between Rathmalana, Colombo- Kandy, Badulla)

• 3 Venezuela
  • Government Coal Mines 01–03

A1A-A1A version

• 25 Argentina
  • 25 Sarmiento Railway 4501–4525
• 13 Australia
  • 13 Queensland Rail 1400-1412 - 1400 class
• 26 Brazil
  • 6 Rede Mineira de Viação 2708–2712
  • 20 Viação Férrea do Rio Grande do Sul 2101–2120
• 12 Sri Lanka
  • 12 Sri Lanka Railways.
  • Class M2 569-573 One engine(M2 571)destroyed by terrorists.
  • Class M2A 591-593
  • Class M2B 594-595
  • Class M2D 628-629
• 11 Indonesia
  • 11 Indonesian State Railways BB201.01–BB201.11
• 6 Mexico
  • 6 Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México 5800–5805
• 146 New Zealand
  • 146 New Zealand Government Railways 1400–1545 - NZR DA class
• 52 Taiwan
  • 52 Taiwan Railway Administration R21–R72
• 1 USA
  • 1 Electro-Motive Division demonstrator 1956

Co-Co version

• 66 Australia
  • 10 Queensland Rail 1450-1459 - 1450 class
  • 42 Queensland Rail 1460-1501 - 1460 class
  • 14 Western Australian Government Railways 1501-1514 - A class

Gallery

Kowloon-Canton Railway 51, a G12 built by Clyde Engineering (serial number 55-59 of 1955), photographed in the Hong Kong Railway Museum, November 2005.

Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas (EFVM) 531, a G12 built by EMD (serial number 21936 of 1956) photographed at Aimorés station, Aimorés, MG, Brasil, March 2008.

Preserved New Zealand Railways DA 1410 on an excursion

References

UNofficial EMD Homepage G12 orders

See also

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