D19E

Vietnam Railways D19E

D19E-937 at Bình Thuận Station on 2012-02-27

Type and origin Power type Diesel Builder CSR Ziyang Locomotive Co., Ltd. Model CKD7F Build date 2003 to 2012 Total produced 80

Specifications UIC class Co'Co' Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ^3⁄8 in) Wheel diameter 1000 mm Length 16892 mm Width 2900 mm Height 3900 mm Axle load 13 t Loco weight 78 t Fuel type Diesel Fuel capacity 3500 l Engine type Caterpillar 3512B Alternator JF221 Transmission electric AC-DC Train brakes air brakes

Performance figures Maximum speed 120 km/h Power output 1455 kW Tractive effort 250 kN (at µ = 0.327)

Career Operators Vietnam Railways Class D19E Locale Vietnam

D19E-951 at Diêu Trì station on 2011-02-15

D19E-968 at Đà Nẵng station on 2014-05-07 – Note different windows and headlights

The D19E, also known as Đổi mới,^[1] is a series of diesel locomotives currently used on the Vietnamese railway network.

History

The series is one of the most recently acquired by state railway company Vietnam Railways; 40 were in service as of 2005,^[1] 80 in 2012.^[2] The series, of the diesel electric type China Railways CKD7F, was constructed by Chinese manufacturer CSR Ziyang Locomotive Co., Ltd..

No. 901 to 920 (built 2003—2004) and 921 to 940 (built 2006—2007) have a more angular body. No. 941 to 960 (built 2007—2008) were built with a rounded front; in No. 961 to 980 (built 2011—2012) the windows and headlights were modified and the front air intake omitted.^[2] From No. 941 the final assembly took place at the Gia Lâm works of Vietnam Railways.

Accidents and incidents

On 10 March 2015 locomotive №968 was written off in an accident near Dien Sanh when it was in collision with a lorry on a level crossing.

References

1. "Vietnam Railways: Rolling Stock". Retrieved 2011-01-20. (Vietnamese)
2. D19E -"Đổi Mới", railwaysinvietnam.com

External links

• Media related to D19E locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
• CKD7F diesel locomotive, CSR Ziyang, 2009-07-31