Israeli Railways has ordered 29 locomotives from Vossloh Espana worth €100 million, with EMD power packages.
14 Euro 4000 freight locomotives (European version of the SD70M-2) 4300 hp.
15 Euro 3000AC passenger locomotives (European F69PHAC) AC traction 3150 hp
This is a very interesting locomotive due to its relatively light weight with good power (weight is metric tonnes) . They also have options on another 5 of these.
That sounds like good news for EMD
But not as good news as if they had ordered EMD bulit locomotives…Vossloh is an independant company that buys components from EMD…
Per the linked sheet, Euro 3000AC is 88 metric tonnes. Since 1 metric tonne = 2,205 lbs. = 1.10 US tons, that’s about 97 US tons or 194,000 lbs., which is even less than the electric AEM-7 type’s usual weight of 202,000 lbs. Since it’s a B-B, the per axle weight is 22 metric tonnes = 24.2 tons or about 48,400 lbs., which is pretty light by modern standards.
In contrast, the Euro 4000 is a C-C that weighs 123 metric tonnes per the linked sheet, which is about 135.3 US tons or about 270,600 lbs. total. Since it’s a C-C, the per axle weight is even less at 20.5 metric tonnes = 22.6 tons or about 45,200 lbs., which is also pretty light by modern standards.
I suspect the C-C has been ballasted a little bit - adding 68,000 lbs. seems a little much for a larger engine and just 2 more motors, axles, and a longer truck. Certainly it shows how much the comparable US C-C’s ae ballasted, as they run 380,000 to 420,000 lbs., or 110,000 to 150,000 lbs. = 55 to 75 tons heavier - all for more tractive effort, to be sure.
Interestingly, both pages on each of the linked PDF sheets have prominently on them “powered by ElectroMotive”.
Thanks for sharing.