General Information

Serial #

A1597

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL/ CAST IRON/ GLASS/ FIBREGLASS HOOD AND NOSE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

9.9 m

Width

2.7 m

Height

3.6 m

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Railway Transportation

Category

Motive power

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Motors

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

London

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1959-1982 APPROX.

Canada

A CANADIAN DESIGNED AND BUILT LOCOMOTIVE - ONE OF A KIND

Function

LIGHT DIESEL FREIGHT/SWITCHING LOCOMOTIVE FOR EXPORT; DESIGNED FOR LIGHTWEIGHT ROADBEDS in the Global South.

Technical

A low in cost and easy to maintain locomotive designed for export to the Global South. In light of changing circumstances in rail development, only four of these locomotives were built.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Medium blue painted applique "GM" onchrome trim incised with "DIESEL LTD." on cab sides, below which is medium blue "1001" on light blue ground/2 black and white lamps? reading "1001" on each end/Builder's plates read "DATE APRIL 1958", "CLASS GMD H-1", "SERIAL A-1597", "GENERAL MOTORS LOCOMOTIVES" with logo reading "GENERAL MOTORS DIESEL LIMITED"

Missing

-may be a few minor items; see reports in dossier; generally complete

Finish

PAINTED TWO TONES OF BLUE - LIGHT AND MEDIUM

Decoration

CHROME AND STAINLESS STEEL TRIM