SVI 110

Southern Railway of Vancouver Island,SVI,locomotive,EMD GP9

Southern Railway of Vancouver Island (SVI) EMD GP9 locomotive 110 in Nanaimo

  • Frame Number: 5472-6
  • Built: July 1956, General Motors Electro-Motive Division
  • AAR wheel arr.: B-B
  • Gauge: 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
  • Trucks: EMD Bloomberg B
  • Wheel diameter: 40 in (1.016 m)
  • Minimum curve: 21° (273 ft (83.21 m) radius)
  • Wheelbase: 40 ft (12.19 m)
  • Length: 56 ft 2 in (17.12 m)
  • Width: 10 ft 3 12 in (3.14 m)
  • Height: 15 ft 12 in (4.58 m)
  • Locomotive weight: 259,500 lb (117,700 kg)
  • Fuel capacity: 1,100 US gal (4,200 l; 920 imp gal)
  • Engine: EMD 567C V16 Two-stroke diesel, 9,072 cu in, 1,750 hp
  • Cylinder size: 8 12 in × 10 in (216 mm × 254 mm)
  • Generator: EMD D-12-B
  • Traction motors: (4) EMD D-37-B
  • Tractive effort: 64,750 lbf (288.0 kN)

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