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

Limited production, export and EMD engined locomotives by Electro-Motive Diesel

Electrics

Industrial, military, export
and narrow gauge

Streamliners

EMD-engined and
license-built units

British Rail	Class 57 Class 67

Córas Iompair Éireann	Class 001 Class 071 Class 121 Class 141 Class 181

CFL (Luxembourg)	Class 1600

Danish State Railways	Class ME Class MX Class MY Class MZ

Iarnród Éireann	Class 201

Indian Railways	Class WDM-4

Israel Railways	JT 42BW JT 42CW

Northern Ireland Railways	Class 111

Norwegian State Railways	NSB Di 4

NJ Transit	Alstom PL42AC

RENFE (Spain)	Class 310 Class 319 (early versions) Class 319 (later versions) Class 333 Class 334

SNCB (Belgium)	HLD 51 HLD 52 HLD 53 HLD 54 HLD 55 HLD 61 HLD 62 HLD 65

Swedish State Railways	T41 T43 T44

Vossloh	Euro

Experimentals

See also: List of GM-EMD locomotives

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