List of Nigerian locomotive classes

Nigerian locomotive classes include:

Tender
(number range incomplete)
 * River class locomotive - 2-8-2 #174-#217
 * 101 2-8-0 Gold Coast
 * 101 0-8-0T Rebuilt
 * 101 2-8-2 River 1948
 * 151 4-8-0
 * 211 4-8-0
 * 244 4-8-0
 * 255 4-8-0
 * 301 4-8-0
 * 401 4-6-0
 * 405 4-6-2
 * 451 4-6-4T
 * 501 4-6-2+2-6-4 Garratt
 * 601 4-8-0
 * 651 2-8-2 USATC S118
 * 671 4-8-0 Ex 244
 * 701 4-8-2
 * 751 2-8-2 Nfd Ry 1020
 * 801 2-8-2
 * 806 4-8-2
 * 901 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt

Tank


(number range imperfect)


 * 1 0-6-0T
 * 31 0-6-0T
 * 41 2-6-2T
 * 71 0-8-0T
 * 74 0-8-0T Hunslet 1947

Main line
Builder - English Electric
 * 1001

Date introduced - 1955

Engine - English Electric SRKT - 676 hp

Maximum speed - 55 mph

Wheel arrangement - Bo-Bo

Weight (in working order) - 52.76 tons

Number in class - 10 Builder - Electro Motive Division of General Motors
 * 1101 - 1125

Date introduced - 1958

Engine - EMD 12-567C - 1310 hp

Maximum speed - 50 mph

Wheel arrangement - A1A-A1A

Weight (in working order) - 78.5 tons

Number in class - 25 Builder - Electro Motive Division of General Motors
 * 1126

Date introduced - 1977

Engine - EMD 12-645E - 1500 hp

Maximum speed - not known

Wheel arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in working order) - 80 tons

Number in class - 30 Builder - Mak
 * 1201 - 1207

Date introduced - 1961

Engine - MaK MA301FAK - 1170 hp

Maximum speed - 50 mph

Wheel arrangement - A1A-A1A

Weight (in working order) - 65.98 tons

Number in class - 7 (8th delivered in 1962) Builder - AEI / Metropolitan Vickers
 * 1401

Date introduced - 1966

Engine - Sulzer LDA28C - 1300 hp

Maximum speed - 43 mph

Wheel arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in working order) - 77.85 tons

Number in class - 27+2 Builder - Hitachi
 * 1601

Date introduced - 1972

Engine - MAN 6V 22/30ATL - 1500 hp

Maximum speed - (Not Known)

Wheel arrangement - 1Co-Co1

Weight (in working order) - 80 tons

Number in class - 12 Builder - Montreal Locomotive Works (Bombardier Inc)
 * 1701

Date introduced - 1972

Engine - ALCO 8.251E - 1500 hp

Maximum speed - not known

Wheel arrangement - 1Co-Co1

Weight (in working order) - 99.41 tons

Number in class - 54 Builder - General Electric (USA)
 * 1801

Date introduced - 1976

Engine - GE - FDL-12 - 2200 hp

Maximum speed - not known

Wheel arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in working order) - 91.55 tons

Number in class - 6 Builder - General Electric (USA)
 * 1807

Date introduced - 1977

Engine - GE FDL-8 - 1820 hp

Maximum speed - (Not Known)

Wheel arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in working order) - 82.13 tons

Number in class - 45 Builder - ABB
 * 1901

Date introduced - 1992

Engine - EMD 12-645E3B - 1750 hp (assumed)

Maximum speed - not known

Wheel arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in working order) - 100 tons (assumed)

Number in class - 10 Builder - Hyundai - Based on an EMD design
 * 2001

Date introduced - After 1991

Engine - EMD 12-645E3B (assumed)

Maximum speed - not known

Wheel arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in working order) - not known

Number in class - 5 Builder - Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works, China
 * 2101 - 2150

Date introduced - 1996 to '99

Engine - type not known - 3000 hp

Maximum speed - 120 km/h (75 mph)

Wheel arrangement - Co-Co

Weight (in working order) - 90 tons

Number in class - 50

Shunting
Builder - MaK
 * 901

Date introduced - 1958

Engine - MaK MS304 - 388 hp

Maximum speed - not known

Wheel arrangement - 0-6-0DH

Weight (in working order) - 40.1 tons

Number in class - 15 Builder - Brush Traction
 * 921

Date introduced - 1973/8

Engine - Ruston Paxman RPHXL MK7 - 364 hp

Maximum speed - not known

Wheel arrangement - 0-6-0DE

Weight (in working order) - 39.5 tons

Number in class - 42 Builder - North British
 * 891

Date introduced - 1963

Engine - Paxman RPHL

Maximum speed - not known

Wheel arrangement - 0-8-0DH

Weight (in working order) - tons

Number in class - 2

On order

 * GE - 25 - due 2010