EMD B12
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-electric
BuilderGeneral Motors Diesel
ModelEMD B12
Build date1953–1956
Total produced49
Specifications
Configuration:
 • AARA1A-A1A
B-B
Gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)
Fuel typeDiesel
Prime moverEMD 567
Performance figures
Power output1,125 hp (839 kW)
Career
Numbers521–529 (Brazil)
2000–2039 (East Pakistan)
Current ownerRumo S.A. (Brazil)
Bangladesh Railway (Bangladesh)
DispositionActive

EMD B12 is a model of diesel-electric locomotives manufactured by the General Motors Diesel. A total of 49 locomotives were built from 1953 to 1956 at Ontario GMD plant, at London, Ontario, Canada. 40 of these were for Eastern Bengal Railway of East Pakistan (present Bangladesh) and nine were for Victoria a Minas Railway of Brazil.

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