GMD NF210

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	General Motors Diesel
Order number	GMD C-207, C246 and C-271
Serial number	A897–A922, A1450–1452, A1834–A1842
Model	NF210
Build date	1956, 1958, 1960
Total produced	38

Specifications
AAR wheel arr	C-C
UIC class	Co′Co′
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Trucks	EMD Flexicoil
Minimum curve	Alone: 23° 250.79 ft (76.44 m)
Wheelbase	42 ft 2 in (12.85 m)
Length	55 ft 2 ¹⁄₂ in (16.83 m)
Width	10 ft 3 ¹⁄₂ in (3.14 m)
Height	15 ft 4 in (4.67 m)
Loco weight	215,240–227,735 lb (97,631–103,299 kg) or 107.62–113.87 short tons (96.09–101.67 long tons; 97.63–103.30 t)
Fuel type	Diesel fuel
Fuel capacity	900 imp gal (4,090 l; 1,080 US gal)
Lubricant cap	137 imp gal (620 l; 165 US gal)
Coolant cap	185 imp gal (840 l; 222 US gal)
Sandbox cap	25 cu ft (0.71 m³)
Prime mover	EMD 12-567C
RPM range	275–800
Generator	EMD D-15-B
Traction motors	EMD D-19 (C-271: D-29), 6 off
MU working	Yes
Train heating	None
Loco brake	Air
Train brakes	Air, schedule 6-SL

Performance figures
Maximum speed	60 mph (97 km/h)
Power output	1,200 hp (890 kW)
Tractive effort	Starting: 68,000 lbf (302.5 kN), Continuous: 40,800 lbf (181.5 kN)

Career
Operators	Canadian National Railways
Class	GR-12g, GR-12p, GR-12x
Numbers	909–946
Retired	1967–1990
Disposition	21 exported, 6 preserved, 11 scrapped

The NF210 was a diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Diesel for service with Canadian National Railways narrow gauge network on the island of Newfoundland (see Newfoundland Railway and Terra Transport).

The design was based on the earlier NF110 locomotives, also built for CNR in Newfoundland. The engines were some of the very few 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge locomotives in North America. Thirty-eight were built between 1956 and 1960. The last examples were retired in 1990 and afterwards six example were preserved across Newfoundland. Eleven examples were exported to Chile, eight to Nicaragua, and two to Nigeria.

Preservation

One of the preserved locomotives number 931, located in Corner Brook still has its diesel engine intact, all of the others had their engines removed prior to being put on display. The engine in 931 used to be started and the engine moved up and down the short section of track at the museum. However the engine is now a static display like the rest, although it still retains its engine.

Fleet details

Key:	Preserved	Scrapped	Exported

Road number	Serial number	Build date	GM order number	CN class	Retired	Notes
909	A897	000000001956-08-01-0000August 1956	C-207	GR-12g
910	A898	000000001956-08-01-0000August 1956	C-207	GR-12g	000000001988-11-01-0000November 1988	Exported to Chile
911	A899	000000001956-08-01-0000August 1956	C-207	GR-12g	000000001988-11-01-0000November 1988	Exported to Chile
912	A900	000000001956-08-01-0000August 1956	C-207	GR-12g	000000001967-04-01-0000April 1967	Wrecked Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, September 1966
913	A901	000000001956-08-01-0000August 1956	C-207	GR-12g	000000001988-05-01-0000May 1988
914	A902	000000001956-08-01-0000August 1956	C-207	GR-12g
915	A903	000000001956-08-01-0000August 1956	C-207	GR-12g	000000001988-11-01-0000November 1988	Exported to Chile
916	A904	000000001956-08-01-0000August 1956	C-207	GR-12g	000000001988-11-01-0000November 1988	Exported to Chile
917	A905	000000001956-09-01-0000September 1956	C-207	GR-12g
918	A906	000000001956-09-01-0000September 1956	C-207	GR-12g		Exported to Nicaragua 1989, to SQM in Chile in 1994
919	A907	000000001956-09-01-0000September 1956	C-207	GR-12g
920	A908	000000001956-09-01-0000September 1956	C-207	GR-12g	000000001967-04-01-0000April 1967	Wrecked Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador September, 1966
921	A909	000000001956-09-01-0000September 1956	C-207	GR-12g	000000001988-11-01-0000November 1988	Exported to Chile
922	A910	000000001956-09-01-0000September 1956	C-207	GR-12g	000000001989-06-01-0000June 1989	Exported to Nicaragua
923	A911	000000001956-09-01-0000September 1956	C-207	GR-12g
924	A912	000000001956-09-01-0000September 1956	C-207	GR-12g		Preserved Bishop's Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador
925	A913	000000001956-09-01-0000September 1956	C-207	GR-12g		Preserved Avondale, Newfoundland and Labrador
926	A914	000000001956-10-01-0000October 1956	C-207	GR-12g		Exported to Chile
927	A915	000000001956-10-01-0000October 1956	C-207	GR-12g		Exported to Nigeria, presumed scrapped
928	A916	000000001956-10-01-0000October 1956	C-207	GR-12g	000000001989-06-01-0000June 1989	Exported to Nicaragua in 1989, to FCAB in Chile in 1994
929	A917	000000001956-10-01-0000October 1956	C-207	GR-12g	000000001988-11-01-0000November 1988	Exported to Chile
930	A918	000000001956-10-01-0000October 1956	C-207	GR-12g
931	A919	000000001956-10-01-0000October 1956	C-207	GR-12g		Preserved Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
932	A920	000000001956-10-01-0000October 1956	C-207	GR-12g		Preserved Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador
933	A921	000000001956-10-01-0000October 1956	C-207	GR-12g		Exported to Chile
934	A922	000000001956-10-01-0000October 1956	C-207	GR-12g		Preserved Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland and Labrador
935	A1450	000000001958-03-01-0000March 1958	C-246	GR-12p
936	A1451	000000001958-03-01-0000March 1958	C-246	GR-12p	000000001988-11-01-0000November 1988	Exported to Chile
937	A1452	000000001958-03-01-0000March 1958	C-246	GR-12p
938	A1834	000000001960-01-01-0000January 1960	C-271	GR-12x	000000001989-06-01-0000June 1989	Exported to Nicaragua in 1989, to FCAB in Chile in 1994
939	A1835	000000001960-01-01-0000January 1960	C-271	GR-12x	000000001989-06-01-0000June 1989	Exported to Nicaragua in 1989, to FCAB in Chile in 1994
940	A1836	000000001960-01-01-0000January 1960	C-271	GR-12x		Preserved Whitbourne, Newfoundland and Labrador
941	A1837	000000001960-01-01-0000January 1960	C-271	GR-12x	000000001989-06-01-0000June 1989	Exported to Nicaragua in 1989, to FCAB in Chile in 1994
942	A1838	000000001960-01-01-0000January 1960	C-271	GR-12x	000000001989-06-01-0000June 1989	Exported to Nicaragua in 1989, to FCAB in Chile in 1994
943	A1839	000000001960-01-01-0000January 1960	C-271	GR-12x		Exported to Nigeria, presumed scrapped
944	A1840	000000001960-01-01-0000January 1960	C-271	GR-12x	000000001988-11-01-0000November 1988	Exported to Chile
945	A1841	000000001960-01-01-0000January 1960	C-271	GR-12x	000000001988-11-01-0000November 1988	Exported to Chile
946	A1842	000000001960-01-01-0000January 1960	C-271	GR-12x		Exported to Nicaragua in 1989, to FCAB in Chile in 1994

References

Canadian National Railway (September 1964). Diesel Unit Data Book. pp. 20–22.

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