Baldwin DRS-6-4-750

Baldwin DRS-6-4-750
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
ModelDRS-6-4-750
Build date1949
Total produced1
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARA1A-A1A
 • UIC(A1A)(A1A)
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Prime mover606NA
AspirationNaturally aspirated
GeneratorDC generator
Traction motorsDC traction motors
Cylinders6
TransmissionElectric
Loco brakeStraight air
Train brakesAir
Performance figures
Power output750 hp (559 kW)
Career
LocaleMorocco

The Baldwin DRS-6-4-750 is a diesel-electric locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949. The DRS-6-4-750 was powered by a naturally aspirated six-cylinder diesel engine rated at 750 horsepower (559 kW), and rode on a pair of three-axle trucks in an A1A-A1A wheel arrangement. The only model ever produced was built for the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) Railroad in Morocco.

Name designation

DRS - Diesel Road Switcher
6 - Six axles
4 - Four powered axles
750 - 750 horsepower

Original buyers

Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes
Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) 1 6 Used in Khouribga network
Totals 1

References

  • "The Baldwin Diesel Zone - DRS-6-4-750". Retrieved 26 February 2009.