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TheEMD GM GT18LC-2diesel electric locomotive was introduced byElectro-Motive Diesel as an export model switcher in the 1970s. The prototype model spent its life at theGeneral Motors plant inLondon, Ontario, and inspired sales toEgypt (which then canceled their order) and laterMalaysia'sKeretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) in 1980 where it was designatedKTM Class 25. KTM had been facing a shortage of shunters at that time. The prototype was eventually sold with another eleven more units to KTM in 1990 and after seeing the locomotives' reliability, placed a second order of five locomotives which arrived in 2002.Bangladesh Railway is the largest user of the class with 55 locomotives built byGeneral Motors Diesel andHyundai Rotem asClass 2600 andClass 2900, respectively.
During KTM's second order of the GT18LC-2,Ghana Railway also placed an order for 14 locomotives of the same model which arrived in 1996.
| Railroad | Quantity | Works No. | Local Designation | Numbers | Notes |
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| General Motors | 1 | GT18LC-2 | Sold | ||
| Bangladesh Railway | 16 | Class 2600 | 2601-2616 | All in active service. | |
| Bangladesh Railway | 39 | 2901-2939 | All in active service. | ||
| Keretapi Tanah Melayu | 12 | Class 25/1 | 25101-25112 | Delivered 1990, All in active service. | |
| Keretapi Tanah Melayu | 5 | Class 25/2 | 25201-25205 | Delivered 2002, All in active service. | |
| Ghana Railway | 14 | 928803 | Class 16xx | 1670-1683 | Delivered 1996, All in active service. |
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