ADtranz DE-AC33C

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{{Short description|High powered diesel-electric locomotive class}}
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{{Infobox locomotive
| name = Blue Tiger
| powertype = [[Diesel-electric]]
| image = Blue tiger10.11.97.jpg
| imagesize = 300px
| caption = German Blue Tiger in [[Vacha, Germany]] (1997)
| designer = [[Adtranz]] / [[General Electric|GE]]<ref name="bt">[http://www.privat-bahn.de/Blue_Tiger.html Blue Tiger] ''privat-bahn.de''</ref>
| builder =
| serialnumber =
| buildmodel = DE-AC33C
| builddate = 1996–2004
| totalproduction = Pakistan: 30 Malaysia: 20 Germany: 11 Total: 61
| rebuilder =
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| whytetype =
| aarwheels =
| uicclass = [[Co′Co′]]
| gauge = Pakistan: {{RailGauge|1676mm|lk=on}} Malaysia: {{RailGauge|1000mm|allk=on}} Germany: {{RailGauge|1435mm|allk=on}}
| trucks =
| bogies =
| wheeldiameter =
| wheelbase =
| length = Pakistan: Malaysia: {{convert|23700|mm|ftin|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="mal"/> Germany: {{convert|23410|mm|ftin|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="bts"/>
| width =
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| axleload = Pakistan: Malaysia: {{convert|20|t|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="mal"/> Germany: {{convert|21|t|1|abbr=on}}<ref name="bts"/>
| locoweight = Pakistan: Malaysia: {{convert|120|t|abbr=on}}<ref name="mal"/> Germany: {{convert|126|t|abbr=on}}<ref name="bt"/><ref name="bts">[http://www.privat-bahn.de/Blue_Tiger_Daten.html Technische Daten des Blue Tiger] Blue tiger technical data. ''privat-bahn.de''</ref>
| fueltype = [[Diesel fuel|Diesel]]
| fuelcap = Pakistan: Malaysia: {{convert|5500|L|abbr=on}}<ref name="mal"/> Germany: {{convert|6000|L|abbr=on}}<ref name="bts"/>
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| enginetype = V12 and V16 Diesel Engine
| primemover = Pakistan: General Electric 7FDL16{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} Malaysia/Germany: [[GE FDL|General Electric 7FDL12]]<ref name="mal"/><ref name="bts"/>
| aspiration = [[Turbocharger|Turbocharged]]
| displacement =
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| generator =
| tractionmotors = 6 x
| cylindercount = 12 and 16
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| transmission = [[Diesel-electric]]
| maxspeed = {{convert|120|km/h|abbr=on}}<ref name="bts"/>
| poweroutput = German models: {{convert|2460|kW|abbr=on}}<ref name="bts"/>
| tractiveeffort = ''starting'': {{convert|517|kN|abbr=on}}<ref name="bts"/>
| locobrakes = [[Railway air brake|Air brake]] and [[Dynamic braking|Dynamic]]
| trainbrakes = [[Railway air brake|Air brake]]
| safety = German: [[ETCS]], [[Sifa]], [[Indusi]]
| multipleworking =
| operator =
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| numinclass =
| fleetnumbers = ''Pakistan:'' 6001 to 6030 ''Malaysia:'' 26101 to 26120<ref name="mal"/> ''Germany:'' 250 001 to 250 011
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The '''Blue Tiger''' (manufacturer designation: '''DE-AC33C''') is a type of high powered [[diesel-electric locomotive]] developed by [[ADtranz]] in association with [[General Electric]].

== History and design ==
The [[prototype]] was unveiled in 1996.

Initially the [[axle load]] was expected to be a light {{convert|18|t|1}} and the power at ~{{convert|2500|kW|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Transport-Finance-96/Europe-Mid-East--Blue-Tiger-unveiled.html Europe/Mid East – 'Blue Tiger' unveiled, Rail] ''janes.com''</ref> In practice, the German locomotives had an axle load of {{convert|21|t|1}} (which is normal for this type of diesel locomotive).

[[General Electric]] supplied [[diesel engine]]s and electrical transmission system (which used [[Insulated-gate bipolar transistor|IGBT]]-based inverters driving AC traction motors). The rest of the locomotive was built by AdTranz in [[Kassel]].

For the Pakistani export models a 16-cylinder engine was used.

[[Bombardier Transportation|Bombardier]] took over AdTranz in 2001, subsequently the Blue Tiger locomotive was shown at [[InnoTrans]] in 2002<ref>[http://www.railfan.de/nebahn/articles/innotrans2002.html InnoTrans 2002 in Berlin] ''railfan.de''</ref> with a view to European orders. The German production models had a mass of {{convert|126|t|1}} (axle load {{convert|21|t|1|disp=or}}) and an engine power of {{convert|2430|kW|abbr=on}}.

As of 2009, the class is no longer listed as a production model by Bombardier; GE also lists the family as a former production type.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090328224627/http://www.getransportation.com/na/en/earlylocomodels.html Earlier locomotive models]}} ''getransportation.com''</ref> For the European market, Bombardier produces the less powerful diesel variants of the [[TRAXX]] family, whilst GE offers variants of its [[GE Evolution Series|Evolution]] series for export.


== Operators ==

=== Pakistan ===
The first orders for the locomotives came from [[Pakistan Railways]] in the late 1990s.<ref name="pak">{{citation| url =http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-19077907.html| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140611070905/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-19077907.html| url-status =dead| archive-date =2014-06-11| title = Adtranz and GE Transportation Systems.(receives 30-locomotive Blue Tiger order, expect $1 billion in future orders)| journal = Railway Age| date = January 1997}}</ref> The locomotives were being built to a gauge of {{RailGauge|1676mm}} and powered by a 16-cylinder engine of {{convert|3300|hp|kW}} instead of the 12-cylinder engine used in the prototype and other production models. The first ten were shipped out, the remainder assembled under license in Pakistan.<ref>[http://www.locopage.net/asia-pics.htm GE Locomotives in Asia & Middle East] subsection 'Pakistan' ''locopage.net''</ref>
Pakistan Locomotive Series Start From 6001 to 6030.

=== Malaysia===
[[File:Ktmb class 26 ipoh.jpg|alt=A KTMB Class 26 is resting with its cement train at Ipoh station.|left|thumb|A KTMB Class 26 is resting with its cement train at Ipoh station.]]
Twenty locomotives were built to {{RailGauge|1000mm}} gauge in 2003–2004 for [[Keretapi Tanah Melayu|KTM]].<ref name="mal">[http://www.keretapi.com/26class.html 26 Class / Blue Tiger] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324075407/http://www.keretapi.com/26class.html |date=24 March 2009 }} ''keratapi.com''</ref><ref>{{citation| url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-70821228.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121025032909/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-70821228.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 25 October 2012| title = KTM focuses on beefing up rail freight transport capacity|journal =Business Times (Malaysia)|date = 6 January 2003}}</ref> They were designated as "[[KTM Class 26|Class 26]]" (Numbers: 26101 – 26120).<ref name="mal" />

All the locomotives were named after capes in Malaysia.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} In the first decade of operations the locomotives proved more reliable than the Malaysian [[KTM Class 29|Class 29]] locomotives bought at around the same time.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.mmail.com.my/Readymade_train_wreck.aspx |title = Readymade Train Wreck| date = 10 October 2008| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081013081610/http://www.mmail.com.my/Readymade_train_wreck.aspx| archivedate= 13 October 2008| work =www.mmail.com.my| publisher= [[The Malay Mail]]}}</ref>

=== Germany ===

10 Locomotives were built to {{RailGauge|1435mm}} gauge with a view to leasing or orders.

Various companies have used the locomotives. Initially ''Karsdorfer Eisenbahngesellschaft GmbH'' (KEG)<ref name="can">[http://canadair.ca/en/1_0/1_0_0_99_p.html Bombardier: Eight Blue Tiger Locomotives Soon To Be In Service For Karsdorfer Eisenbahn (Bombardier press release)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190919024315/https://www.bombardier.com/en/aviation.html |date=19 September 2019 }} ''canadair.ca''</ref> was to use 8 units, but went bankrupt in 2005. In 2006, the distribution was:<ref>[http://www.privat-bahn.de/Blue_Tiger_Lieferliste.html Blue Tiger Lieferliste] 'Blue Tiger' operator list ''privat-bahn.de''</ref>
*''[[Osthannoversche Eisenbahnen]]'' (5 units including the prototype)
*''[[ITL Eisenbahngesellschaft]]'' (Import Transport Logistik) (2 units)
*''[[Havelländische Eisenbahnen AG]]'' (4 units)

== Models ==

A working scale model of this locomotive has been produced by the Slovenian company [[Mehano]] in N, TT and HO scale.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* [http://www.railfaneurope.net/pix/de/private/builder/Bombardier/Blue_Tiger/pix.html Blue Tiger images (Europe)] ''railfaneurope.net''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090707041825/http://www.bombardier.com/files/en/supporting_docs/BT-Bogies-FLEXX_Power.pdf Bombardier FLEXXX Bogies] FLEXX Power 120 type used in Blue Tiger locomotives

{{German diesel locomotives}}

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[[Category:Co′Co′ locomotives]]
[[Category:Co-Co locomotives]]
[[Category:Adtranz locomotives]]
[[Category:Keretapi Tanah Melayu]]
[[Category:Diesel–electric locomotives of Malaysia]]
[[Category:Diesel–electric locomotives of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1996]]
[[Category:Diesel–electric locomotives of Germany]]

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