How Much Horsepower does a Locomotive have?


A steam locomotive has approximately 3000 to even over 4000 horsepower. That is about 15 times more horse power than your average tractor trailer.
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The horsepower of a locomotive can vary depending on the size of the engine it has and the type of engine it is. Generally speaking, diesel locomotives have anywhere from around 1000 horsepower to 6000 horsepower. An example of a 6000 horsepower engine is the General Electric (GE) AC6000. However, this is not the most powerful diesel locomotive ever built in America. The EMD DDA40X by General Motors was. This engine, built for Union Pacific had a grand total of 6,600 horsepower. Due to high costs, these were discontinued in the late 1980s.
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depends on what diesel loco you're on about, for instance, the BR class 55 five deltics had 3,300 horsepower, whereas the BR class 20 had 1,000 horsepower.
An engine for a diesel locomotive might produce its maximum
Here is the only info I can find for a 70 tonner. CNR placed an order with MLW for eighteen GE 70-tonners with Cooper-Bessemer 6 cyl. 550 HP engines
220 to 240 h.p. “But, don’t quote me.” Horsepower varied widely dependant upon steam pressure, Tractive Effort is the measure of a locomotive’s pulling power
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