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China Railways HXN5B

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Power type
  
Diesel-electric

Total produced
  
≥160

Build date
  
2012 –

AAR wheel arr.
  
Co-Co

China Railways HXN5B

Builder
  
GE Qishuyan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works China

Gauge
  
1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in)

The HXN5B, (Chinese: 和谐5B型柴油机车) is a diesel-electric locomotive used by China Railways in the People's Republic of China. It has been in production since 2012. It is a new-generation switcher type in China and used for both yard and road switching services.

Main users

The HXN5B is used by China Railway Corporation:

  • Ürümqi Railway Bureau
  • Chengdu Railway Bureau
  • Nanning Railway Bureau
  • Guangzhou Railway Group
  • Kunming Railway Bureau
  • Xi'an Railway Bureau
  • Lanzhou Railway Bureau
  • Nanchang Railway Bureau
  • Shanghai Railway Bureau
  • References

    China Railways HXN5B Wikipedia