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Pakistan CLP class locomotive

🇵🇰 Pakistan ·built by Clyde Engineering· from 1955

🛤️ diesel locomotive diesel retired

what is it?

The Pakistan CLP class locomotive was a class of diesel locomotives operated by Pakistan Railways between 1955 and 1985.

who runs it

Pakistan Railways

base stats

power 1.1 MWpower output
weight 112 tin working order
built 9made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 71 years ago, in 1955.
1.1 MW is about 13 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 19 African elephants (~6 t each).

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1955
retired: 1984
status: retired
number built: 9
kind: diesel locomotive
traction: diesel
origin: 🇵🇰 Pakistan
builders: Clyde Engineering
operators: Pakistan Railways
top speed: —
power: 1.1 MW
wheel arrangement: Co-Co
weight: 112 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q96398209, Wikipedia: Pakistan CLP class locomotive (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.