First GE locomotives to Pakistan
Written by William C. Vantuono, Editor-in-ChiefGE Transportation announced it made the first shipment of its diesel-electric Evolution Series ES43ACi locomotives to Pakistan Railways, from its manufacturing plant in Erie, Penn. The locomotives are expected to arrive in Pakistan in first-quarter 2017.
Pakistan Railways will be the first to operate GE’s Evolution Series locomotives in South Asia. The Evolution Series locomotive is equipped with a 12-cylinder diesel engine that produces the same 4,400 horsepower as its 16-cylinder predecessor. The GEVO 12 has a maximum speed of 75 mph/120 kph and maximum weight of 302,386 lbs/137.16 tonnes.
In June 2015, Pakistan Railways ordered 55 diesel-electric GE Evolution SeriesTM ES43 ACi locomotives.
