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ND2 is the name for aRomaniandiesel-electric locomotive, produced byElectroputere, exported to and employed inChina byChina Railway. It was made for the purpose of heavy transport.
ND2 is a derivative of LDE2100 (060DA) locomotive. TheChinese Ministry of Railways started importing this locomotive in 1974 under a barter arrangement to fill a gap in the domestic locomotive production.
Most of the class were based atShanghai Bureau, with some others working as far south asGuangzhou. At its apex, ND2 class was the predominant passenger power south ofYangtze River.
Rated at 2300 hp UIC, ND2 traces its lineage back to aSwiss design created bySLM andSulzer. Externally, ND2 bears resemblance toAe 6/6 Swisselectric locomotives.[1]
A total number of 284 ND2 locomotives were produced. The ND2s are now being withdrawn but a few were exported back to Romania.[2]Romanian private freight operatorGFR now operates a few ND2 locomotives that were exported back to Romania, repainted and had their couplers changed.
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