The EMD DDM45 is a meter-gaugediesel-electriclocomotive built by EMD. The DD in the name means that it has eight axles in two trucks, giving it a D-Dwheel arrangement, while the M stands for the meter-gauge track it was to operate on, and the 45 represents the EMD SD45 that the engine was derived from. They were built for service on the Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas (EFVM) in Brazil. In the early 1970s, the EFVM needed not only to expand its locomotive roster, but to use the most powerful single-engined locomotives available, and the SD45 represented the highest-rated model that EMD had to offer at the time.
However, a large locomotive like an SD45 with its three-axle trucks was not readily adaptable to the EFVM's meter gauge trackage. The smaller traction motors of the meter gauge locomotive were unable to handle the full current capacity from the 3,600 hp (2,700 kW) prime mover. EMD proposed using a meter-gauge version of the Flexicoil-D four-axle bogies, similar to those found under the domestic DD35, DD35A and DDA40X locomotive models. The two additional traction motors of this design allowed full power to be used.
ddm45, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn, when, remove, this, . This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources EMD DDM45 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The EMD DDM45 is a meter gauge diesel electric locomotive built by EMD The DD in the name means that it has eight axles in two trucks giving it a D D wheel arrangement while the M stands for the meter gauge track it was to operate on and the 45 represents the EMD SD45 that the engine was derived from They were built for service on the Estrada de Ferro Vitoria a Minas EFVM in Brazil In the early 1970s the EFVM needed not only to expand its locomotive roster but to use the most powerful single engined locomotives available and the SD45 represented the highest rated model that EMD had to offer at the time EMD DDM45EFVM 861 an EMD DDM45 Type and originPower typeDieselBuilderGeneral Motors Electro Motive DivisionModelDDM45Build date1970 1976Total produced83SpecificationsConfiguration AARD D UICDo Do Gauge1 000 mm 3 ft 3 3 8 in metre gaugeWheel diameter1 016 mm 40 0 in Minimum curve83 m 272 ft 4 in Length22 352 m 73 ft 4 in Width3 127 m 10 ft 3 in Height4 754 m 15 ft 7 in Axle load20 25 t 19 93 long tons 22 32 short tons Loco weight162 t 159 long tons 179 short tons Fuel capacity10 333 L 2 730 US gal 2 273 imp gal Prime moverEMD 20 645 E3Engine typeV20 Two stroke dieselAlternatorEMD AR 10B3Traction motors8x EMD D29Cylinders20Transmissiondiesel electricPerformance figuresMaximum speed84 9 km h 52 8 mph Power output3 600 hp 2 700 kW Tractive effort39 657 kgf 388 90 kN 39 657 kgf 87 430 lbf Factor of adh 25 CareerOperatorsE F Vitoria a MinasLocaleBrazilHowever a large locomotive like an SD45 with its three axle trucks was not readily adaptable to the EFVM s meter gauge trackage The smaller traction motors of the meter gauge locomotive were unable to handle the full current capacity from the 3 600 hp 2 700 kW prime mover EMD proposed using a meter gauge version of the Flexicoil D four axle bogies similar to those found under the domestic DD35 DD35A and DDA40X locomotive models The two additional traction motors of this design allowed full power to be used Roster of DDM45s Order number Build date Serial numbers Country Railroad Numbers Quantity711197 711208 February 1970 March 1970 34671 34682 Brazil E F Vitoria a Minas 801 812 12711441 711448 March 1970 April 1970 36303 36310 Brazil E F Vitoria a Minas 813 820 8711871 711880 March 1971 37278 37287 Brazil E F Vitoria a Minas 821 830 10712613 712621 March 1973 April 1973 712613 712621 Brazil E F Vitoria a Minas 831 839 9713096 713119 January 1974 April 1974 713096 713119 Brazil E F Vitoria a Minas 840 863 24713726 713735 October 1975 December 1975 713726 713735 Brazil E F Vitoria a Minas 864 873 10748027 1 to 10 January 1976 March 1976 748027 1 to 748027 10 Brazil E F Vitoria a Minas 874 883 10See also editEMD DD35 EMD DD35A EMD DDA40XExternal links edit nbsp Media related to EMD DDM45 locomotives at Wikimedia Commons nbsp This diesel locomotive related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title EMD DDM45 amp oldid 1173096012, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
