Home›Locomotive Engines›Vehicle FittedBrowse ByVehicle FittedThis dimension groups engines by the vehicle each one actually powered. Every internal combustion engine works on the same basic principle wherever it is fitted, since "the expansion of the high-temperature and high-pressure gases produced by combustion applies direct force to components of the engine," as Wikipedia explains. Browsing by vehicle fitted lets a visitor see which specific car, aircraft or vessel a given engine actually drove.FactsVehicle FittedSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1804 CE 1Vehicle FittedFilter Results6 entriesDescriptionAllThe British Rail Class 55, nicknamed Deltic after its twin Napier Deltic engines, is a class of diesel locomotive built in 1961 and 1962 by English Electric at the Vulcan Foundry for British Railways, with 22 units produced. A Co-Co diesel-electric weighing 99 long tons, it produced 3,300 horsepower, making it the most powerful single-unit diesel locomotive in the world when introduced, with an official top speed of 100 miles per hour though capable of exceeding 125 in service. Built for high-speed express passenger service on the East Coast Main Line between Edinburgh and London King's Cross, the Deltics introduced the first regular 100 mile-per-hour diesel passenger service in Britain and, once fully deployed in 1962, cut the London-Edinburgh journey time from seven hours to six. They operated for about 20 years before being displaced by InterCity 125 trains from 1978, and six of the 22 survive in preservation. (1)The EMD F7 is a 1,500 horsepower diesel-electric locomotive built for North American rail service between February 1949 and December 1953 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors and, in Canada, by General Motors Diesel; it used a 16-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine with a Roots blower, weighed about 247,300 pounds and could run 65 to 102 miles per hour. A total of 2,393 A units and 1,463 B units were built, more F7s than all other F-unit models combined, making it by far the best-selling cab unit design of all time. Though marketed mainly for freight, the F7 proved versatile enough to pull prestigious passenger trains such as the Santa Fe Railway's Super Chief and El Capitan, and its reliability and economy of operation made it a dominant force on American railroads through the middle of the twentieth century. (1)The EMD FT is a diesel-electric freight locomotive with a streamlined cab, built by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (formerly Electro-Motive Corporation) from March 1939 through November 1945. Each A unit produced 1,350 horsepower, and railroads typically ran an A unit paired with a cabless B unit for 2,700 horsepower combined, on a B-B wheel arrangement capable of 65 to 95 miles per hour; 555 A units and 541 B units were built in total, with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway the largest single buyer at 155 A units and 165 B units. The FT was the first model in EMD's F-unit series and is regarded by many rail historians as one of the most important locomotive models ever built, because it proved to American railroads, despite wartime production restrictions, that diesel-electric power could outperform steam on freight service and set up EMD's dominance of the postwar dieselization of American railroading. (1)The EMD GP9 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built for general-purpose freight and switching work by General Motors' Electro-Motive Division, with Canadian production by General Motors Diesel, from 1954 to 1963 as the successor to the GP7 in EMD's General Purpose line. It used a 16-cylinder EMD 567C prime mover to produce 1,750 horsepower, could run up to 65 miles per hour, weighed about 259,500 pounds and developed 64,750 pounds of tractive effort. EMD built 4,257 total units, including 165 cabless B units, and roughly 75 railroads bought them, including Union Pacific, Canadian National and the Pennsylvania Railroad; many GP9s remain in service today with shortline railroads after extensive rebuilding with modern components. (1)The EMD SD40-2 is a six-axle, C-C wheel arrangement diesel-electric freight locomotive introduced in January 1972 as part of the Electro-Motive Division's Dash 2 series, built by EMD, General Motors Diesel and, for export, MACOSA and EVSA. Powered by a 16-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine producing 3,000 horsepower, it weighed about 368,000 pounds, measured 68 feet 10 inches long and ran up to 65 miles per hour. Production continued from January 1972 to October 1989, with a final SDL40-2 variant built in January 1997, for a total of 4,036 units. The SD40-2 became one of the best-selling locomotive models in EMD's history, edged out only by the GP9, and served as the standard of the North American freight railroading industry for several decades on the strength of its reliability and versatility. (1)The EMD SD70ACe is a diesel-electric freight locomotive that Electro-Motive Diesel introduced in 2004, built around a single large diesel engine driving alternating-current traction motors for improved adhesion and fuel efficiency over earlier direct-current designs. Widely purchased by major North American freight railroads such as Union Pacific and BNSF, it became one of the standard heavy-haul road locomotives of the early twenty-first century. (1)Manufacturer or BuilderAllBuilt by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors (EMD) at La Grange, Illinois, and by General Motors Diesel (GMD) at London, Ontario. (1)Electro-Motive Corporation (EMC), a division of General Motors (1)Electro-Motive Diesel (1)Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors (1)English Electric, built at the Vulcan Foundry for British Railways (1)General Motors' Electro-Motive Division (Canadian production by General Motors Diesel) (1)SignificanceAllBecame one of the best-selling locomotive models in EMD's history, edged out only by the GP9, and served as the standard of the North American freight railroading industry for several decades. (1)One of EMD's best-selling locomotive models, with roughly 75 North American railroads, including Union Pacific, Canadian National and the Pennsylvania Railroad, buying it for general freight and switching work. (1)Regarded by many rail historians as one of the most important locomotive models ever built, because it proved to American railroads that the diesel-electric freight locomotive was the future of the industry. (1)The F7 was the best-selling cab unit of all time in EMD's F-unit line, with more F7s built than every other F-unit model combined, and it helped complete the dieselization of American freight and passenger railroading. (1)The most powerful single-unit diesel locomotives in the world at their 1961 introduction, built for high-speed express passenger service on the East Coast Main Line between Edinburgh and London. (1)YearAll1939 (1)1949 (1)1954 (1)1961 (1)1972 (1)BrowseCompareBritish Rail Class 55Vehicle Fitted1 entryEMD F7Vehicle Fitted1 entryEMD FTVehicle Fitted1 entryEMD GP9Vehicle Fitted1 entryEMD SD40-2Vehicle Fitted1 entryEMD SD70ACeVehicle Fitted1 entrySources1. Wikipedia: Rail transporttier 2WikipediaRail transport, first steam-powered journey, Locomotive Engines subcategoryQuote, Rail transport, first steam-powered journey, Locomotive Engines subcategoryOn 21 February 1804, the world's first steam-powered railway journey took place when Trevithick's unnamed steam locomotive hauled a train.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.