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Bangladesh Railway Class 6600 is an upcoming broad-gauge diesel-electric locomotive class of Bangladesh Railway. Rated as 3,250 hp, 40 of these locomotives will be manufactured by Progress Rail in the United States.] They are the first ever EMD-based locomotives of Bangladesh for broad-gauge (1,676 mm) railway.They will be the most advanced locomotives in the history of Bangladesh. They will be used for both passenger and freight train.

Bangladesh Railway Class 6600
Type and origin
Builder--Progress Rail

Serial number -- 66**

Model--EMD GT42ACL

Total produced--40

Specifications
Gauge--1,676 mm

Fuel type--Diesel

Prime mover--12N-710G3B-EES


Performance figures Maximum speed--130 km/h


Power output--3,250 hp


Career
Numbers--6601-6640

Disposition
6601-6608 reached in March 2021. 32 locomotives are under construction

The model of Class 6600 locomotives is EMD GT42ACL. These are equipped with the EM2000 microprocessor control and AC traction motors. The prime mover is 12N-710G3B-EES and wheel arrangement Co-Co. The power is 3,250 hp. The EM2000™ microprocessor control has excitation and load control, adhesion control, engine control, diagnostic system and archived unit history data.

28/4/2022