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The EMD G16 is a
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built by
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in the US and under licence by Clyde Engineering in Australia and MACOSA in Spain. It has been used in
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, Egyptian Railways,
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and on the successor
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, Serbian Railways, Macedonian Railways, Republika Srpska Railways, Kosovo Railways and Railways of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.


Australia

The
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bought six G16C locomotives locally built by Clyde Engineering, known as the X class.


Brazil

In Brazil 41 locomotives were imported. The first eleven were introduced in 1962 and numbered 601–641, and the remaining thirty locomotives were imported in 1964–66. Thirty-seven locomotives still operate trains on the Vitória a Minas Railroad.


Egypt

EMD supplied Egyptian Railways with 111 G16s in 1960–61 (ER numbers 3301–61) and seventeen G16Ws in 1964–65 (ER numbers 3362–411).


Iran

20 60.301–60.320


Israel

During the
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, Israel captured Egyptian Railways 3304, 3329 and 3361 which were appropriated into
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stock as numbers 301–303, later 161–163. All have now been withdrawn from service but 163 (formerly ER 3361) is preserved at the Israel Railway Museum.


Hong Kong

In Hong Kong there are four locomotives imported for the Kowloon-Canton Railway. They would later be used by the
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upon the merger. The first three were built by EMD in the US, introduced in 1961 and numbered 56–58. The fourth was built by Clyde Engineering in Australia, introduced in 1966 and numbered 59. They were named ''I.B. Trevor'', ''Bobby Howes'', ''Gordon Graham'', and '' Gerry Forsgate'' respectively. All were equipped with 16-567C engines and Co-Co wheel arrangements. 59 suffered a collision and was rebuilt with a 16-645E engine. 57 retired in 2009 and was scrapped in late 2014, while 59 retired in 2018 after suffering serious damage from a collision with a EMD G26 locomotive, being scrapped in 2021. As of 2022, both remaining G16s have retired in Hong Kong; locomotive No. 56 ''I. B. Trevor'' is now on display in
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since 2024 as part of the “Station Rail Voyage” exhibition.


Mexico

In order to replace steam on the numerous light rail branches operated by the Nacionales de Mexico (N de M), EMD export models G12 and G16 were obtained. A total of 24 G16 units were built by EMD for the N de M, all equipped with dynamic brakes and introduced between August 1958 and July 1960, their running numbers being 7300 to 7323. The first thirteen units (Nr. 7300 to 7312) had close clearance cabs, and the last eleven units (Nr. 7313 to 7323) were delivered in 1960 and received a standard cab. No.7323 was pictured in 1963 with a standard cab, but appeared in 1974 with a close clearance cab, indicating that this unit was either rebuilt or more probably renumbered. Mexican railroaders nicknamed this locomotive as "Tlaconete", referring to the imperial salamander; it was the first engine that was painted in the olive green, red and white scheme that was kept until 1987.


Spain

The Renfe Class 1900, later known as Renfe Class 319 were to the G16 design. Ten of the units were built at General Motors factory in the US and were single cabin machines, identical to a standard G16 with the exception of having
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wheelsets. A further 93 locomotives were built under license using the same components but as twin-cab machines with a different external appearance and internal arrangement of components.


Yugoslav Railways

The EMD G16 (JŽ series 661) was one of the most used diesel locomotives in Yugoslavia. The type is colloquially nicknamed ''"Kenedi"'' after the US President
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. After the breakup in 1991, the locomotives were passed on to successor states:


Croatia

In Croatia the locomotive is classified HŽ series 2061. As of 2007, the series has been withdrawn from service. Six units of the series were modified by removing two of the traction engines into series
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locomotives during the early 1990s. None remain in active service.


Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Slovenia

In Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Slovenia have all kept the JŽ-era designation series 661. Today there are around fifteen operational series 661s on Serbian Railways. Those locomotives are used mostly on non-electrified railways, primarily to haul freight trains, but also international passenger trains. In Slovenia, the last 661 series locomotive ran on 17 May 2013, and it is now preserved as a historical unit.


Kosovo

Kosovo Railways operates three former JŽ series 661. A fourth locomotive (001) was renumbered but is out of service. They no longer carry a type designation, instead they were just numbered 001 to 004. They are used to haul coal and clay trains. Locomotive 661-203 began a rebuilding program in 2008, undertaken by
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(Croatia) in association with
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; the bogies and traction motors were retained, but with a new frame and engine ( EMD 8-710G3A). The locomotives were also converted to twin cab designs. The resulting new loco has EMD model code JT38CW-DC.Major rebuild for Kosovo diesel ''
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Gallery

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X class G16C File:ŽRS 661-303.jpg, Bosnia & Herzegovina
ŽRS 661-303 File:G16 608 EFVM Vinicius Secchin.JPG, Brazilian EMD G16U #608 on the Vitória a Minas Railroad File:ŽS 661 between Dimitrovgrad and Pirot.jpg, Železnice Srbije class 661 diesel locomotive, with an intermodal freight train from the Bulgarian border at Dimitrovgrad, on its way towards Niš. File:Emd g16 yu.jpg, Yugoslav Railways 661 series at old station in
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#56,57,58,59 File:SZ class 661 in Ljubljana-April 2011(4).jpg, SŽ ( Slovenske Železnice) class 661 in Ljubljana, Slovenia April 2011 File:EMD_G16_ENR.jpg, An EMD G16 used by the Egyptian National Railways


See also

* Rolling stock of the Croatian Railways


References


External links


2061 G16 at zeljeznice.net (in Croatian)
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