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The G26 is a General Motors

General Motors

General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...

diesel-electric locomotive built in the USA by Electro-Motive Diesel for export and in Australia by Clyde Engineering

Clyde Engineering

Clyde Engineering was the name of part of the business now known as Downer EDI Rail. Clyde Engineering were involved in the construction of railway locomotives and rolling stock, as well as larger scale engineering projects on behalf of the governments of Australia...

under licence. The G26 was developed to increase traction capacities on the tracks which supported lesser axle loadings. They were intended for main line freight and passenger traffic.

Rail companies using the G26 locomotives in the past or present include Australian Railroad Group

Australian Railroad Group

Australian Railroad Group was one of Australia's largest private rail operators, operating across almost 10,000 kilometres of track and began operating in Western Australia on 17 December 2000 following its purchase of the Westrail freight business. It was acquired by QR National...

, Freight Australia

Freight Australia

Freight Australia was a railway company in Australia. Initially known as Freight Victoria, it operated rail freight services and controlled non-urban rail track in the state of Victoria, later expanding into freight haulage in other states. Freight Australia was taken over by Pacific National in...

, Croatian Railways

Croatian Railways

Croatian Railways is the national railway company of Croatia. It was formed after the dissolution of Yugoslavia and Yugoslav Railways.Croatia is a member of the International Union of Railways . The UIC Country Code for Croatia is 78.-Railway network:...

, PT Kereta Api in Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran Railways

Islamic Republic of Iran Railways

The Islamic Republic of Iran Railways is the national state-owned railway system of Iran. is an associate of the IR and manages its passenger trains including international trains between Tehran and Istanbul and Tehran and Damascus...

, Israel Railways

Israel Railways

Israel Railways is the principal passenger railway operating company in Israel, and is responsible for all inter-city and suburban rail way passenger and freight traffic in the country. All its lines are standard gauge. The network is centered in Israel's densely populated coastal plain, from...

, Korail

Korail

Korea Railroad Corporation , promoted as Korail , is the national railroad operator in South Korea.Korail operates passenger and freight trains throughout South Korea...

, ONCF

ONCF

ONCF or ONCFM is Morocco's national railway operator. The Office employs around 9,767 employees and has a network of 1,907 km, all standard gauge...

in Morocco, JŽ in Yugoslavia, and others.

Australia

The Victorian Railways

Victorian Railways

The Victorian Railways operated railways in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983. The first railways in Victoria were private companies, but when these companies failed or defaulted, the Victorian Railways was established to take over their operations...

purchased 24 G26C locomotives built in Australia by Clyde Engineering, called the X class

Victorian Railways X class (diesel)

The Victorian Railways X class mainline diesel electric locomotives were built by Clyde Engineering from 1966, with a further two orders being placed in 1970 and 1975...

. They are now operated by Pacific National

Pacific National

Pacific National is one of Australia's largest private rail freight businesses. Originally a joint venture between Patrick Corporation and Toll Holdings; it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Asciano Limited following the restructure of Toll Holdings....

and QRNational.

Queensland Rail

Queensland Rail

Queensland Rail, also known as QR, is a government-owned railway operator in the state of Queensland. Under the control of the Queensland Government, Queensland Rail operates the inner-city and long-distance passenger services, as well as some freight operations and gives railway access to other...

purchased 102 GL26C-2 locomotives in 1970, locally built by Comeng

Comeng

The Comeng train is a type of electric train that operates on the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. They first appeared on the network in VicRail "teacup" livery in 1981 to replace the last of the then-60 year old Tait trains. More were ordered after the failed refurbishment and...

for Clyde Engineering

Clyde Engineering

, and known as the 2100 class. Ten of the 2100 class have since been sold to FCAB, Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

Croatia

It is designated as HŽ series 2062 in the Croatian Railways. Several have been upgraded to 2062 subseries 100. The main usage for the series is in Lika, Dalmatia, Istria and smaller percentage in Slavonia. The -100 subseries is used only in Lika-Dalmatia.

Brazil

Serie 4500
Some units were made for the Rede Ferroviária Federal, Brazilian Federal Network, to operate at southern Brazil narrow gauge (1.000 mm) lines and now, after destatization at operation on ALL- América Latina Logistica, Latin Americ Logistic. Were made by EMD at Illinois. Have flexicoil trucks.

Australia

Croatia

Brazil

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