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CNR CKD8
🇨🇳 China ·built by CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd.· from 2013· China CNR Corporation diesel-electric locomotive
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Tren Chino en Mar del Plata-Chinese Train in Mar del Plata (15719702357): Juan Enrique Gilardi from Mar del Plata, Argentina· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. CNR CKD8 locomotive 2022-01-16: Juan Enrique Gilardi· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The CNR CKD8 is a 2,949 hp (2.2 MW) diesel-electric locomotive manufactured by China CNR Corporation from 2013 onwards for use in Argentina by state-owned Trenes Argentinos, a subsidiary of Ferrocarriles Argentinos S.E. The CKD8G variant is used primarily on the Roca and Sarmiento railways, while the faster CKD8H is used on the San Martín and Mitre railways.
base stats
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 13 years ago, in 2013.
- Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
- 2.2 MW is about 26 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).
spec sheet
- built
- 2013
- number built
- —
- kind
- Diesel-electric
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- builders
- CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd.
- top speed
- 160 km/h
- power
- 2.2 MW
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16592351, Wikipedia: CNR CKD8 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.