Nigerian locomotive classes include:[1]

Steam

Tender

River Class No. 183 "River Owe" near Port Harcourt, 1974
600 Class 4-8-0, Lagos 1974
Garratt loco dumped at Lagos, 1974

(number range incomplete)

Tank

Nigerian 0-6-0T No. 28, Lagos railway compound 1974

(number range imperfect)

Diesel

Main line

Canadian-built 1-Co-Co-1 diesel No. 1714 at Lagos in 1974

Builder - English Electric

Date introduced - 1955

Engine - English Electric SRKT - 676 hp

Maximum speed - 55 miles per hour (89 km/h)

Wheel arrangement - Bo-Bo

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 8.251E - 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 km/h (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

References

  1. ↑ "Nigerian Locomotives". Railways Africa. October 17, 2007. Archived from the original on September 11, 2009.
  2. ↑ "25 Locomotives - Nigeria - GE Transportation". Railways Africa. May 7, 2009.
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