The UM6B was a narrow-gauge variant of the U6B, built for South African Railways. The 6-cylinder U9B and U9C models were an evolutionary dead end, and no uprated versions were produced. Between the first and second updates, the …

The 5000 class or the GE U6B units feature number signs when they arrived in 1992, which are also found on the last batch of the 900 Class which consists of the U15C units. The shorthood side of the locomotives has its door on the middle of the driver's cab.

GE U6B-Data Sheet Information Compiled by: JEAN-DENIS BACHAND: New: 24 March 2007: Drawing by: Jean-Denis Bachand-Engine Builders: Caterpillar and Cummins: 4-cycle Engine: CAT (D379 V8) and (D379 V12) Bore & Stroke: 9" X 10.5" RPM (Maximum / Minimum) 1200 / 640: Main Generator: GE - GT751: Horsepower: 540 : Gear Ratio: 103:15: Speed: 55 mph ...

The GE entries in Jane's 1969-70 and 1973-74 both list the U6B, Cat D379 engine, 700/640 hp and the U10B, Cat D398 engine, 1050/950 hp. So somewhere between 1962 and 1969, the U5B became the U6B.

A Locomotiva GE U6B é uma locomotiva diesel - elétrica fabricada pela GE entre 1959 e 1992, sendo utilizada nos Estados Unidos da América, Brasil, Chile, Colômbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, República Dominicana, Honduras, Costa do Marfim, Paquistão, Panamá, Indonésia e Tunísia.

3 天之前 · GE’s initial Universal range included the small and simple end-cab U4B and U6B models, both B-B only, and with the choice of industrial switcher rigid bolster or floating bolster road trucks. These had Caterpillar engines, GT601 main generators with belt-driven exciter/auxiliary generator and GE761 or GE764 motors.

GE’s success in the locomotive market blossomed for the same reason as Electro-Motive in the 1930s; high quality, durable locomotives which could used in a variety of assignments with relatively low operational costs. Today, the GE brand carries on under Wabtec Freight.

Diesel & Electric Locomotive Specifications, 1981, by F. K. Hudson.

GE U6B: Built As: HB 80 (U6B) Serial Number: 33894: Order No: Frame Number: Built: 11/1961: Notes: model U8B: Other locos with this serial: HB 80(U6B) Page Controls : View: Pics Per Page: Title: Hampton and Branchville 80, 81, 120 and 70 : Description: H&B units at Hampton, SC 1979 :

Source of information: Extra 2200 South, R. Lehmuth GE Builder Records. Batch/order numbers provided by Dave Dallner.