Dakar, Senegal
The first of four 12CSVT fitted locomotives to be supplied from Australia, CC2025, is seen in the Dakar Workshops of SEFICS on June 17th 2002. The Loco, formerly MKA5, is being prepared for service days after it arrived from Port Pirie.
© SEFICS / Makhtar Sylla
| Introduced | 2002¹ / 2005² | |
| Remanufacturer | Morrison Knudsen, Whyalla¹ / Rail Tech Support, Melbourne² | |
| Running Numbers | CC2025 - CC2028 | |
| Number Introduced | 4 | |
| Number Extent | 4 | |
| Number In Service | 2 | |
| Number Out of Use | 2 | |
| Number Scrapped | 0 | |
| Number Preserved | 0 | |
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| Class History | Click Here | |
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| Technical Overview | Imperial | Metric |
| Gauge | 3ft 3in | 991mm |
| Engine | English Electric 12CSVT MK II | |
| Main Generator | English Electric 822/16J | |
| Auxiliary Generator | English Electric 755 | |
| Traction Motors | 6 x English Electric 548 | |
| Loco Brakes | Air, Rheostatic | |
| Train Brakes | Air | |
| Wheel Arrangement | Co-Co | |
| Min Curve | 4 Chains / 264ft 0in | 80467mm |
| Length | 48ft | 14630mm |
| Width | 9ft 3in | 2820mm |
| Height | 12ft 4½in | 3772mm |
| Weight | 88 tons | 89.8 tonnes |
| Weight per Axle | 14.7 tons | 15 tonnes |
| Fuel Capacity | 1200 Gals | 5455 litres |
| Power Rating | 2025HP / 1800HP | 1510kW / 1343kW |
| Tractive Effort (Start) | 77990lbs¹, 62000lbs² | 347kN¹, 276kN² |
| Tractive Effort (Cont) | 53900lbs¹, 50400lbs² @ 10½mph | 240kN¹, 224kN² @ 15km/h |
| Speed | 50mph | 80km/h |
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