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Dick, Kerr Electric Locomotives for South America

These locomotives were constructed in 1908 for the Lacroze Rural Tramway / Buenos Aires Central Railway in Argentina. They were designed with a central cab as was common at the time for electric locomotives of this size. The locomotives used a trolley pole for current collection (500v DC overhead). They were able to travel at up to 20 mp/h and could maintain maximum output for an hour.
One of the locomotives [1]



Information
Number built: 6
Built: 1908
Builder: Dick, Kerr
Motor: 4 DK7B electric motors (500v DC OHLE)
Power: 200 hp (149 kW)
Wheel arrangement: Bo-Bo

The locomotives continued to be operated into the 1920s at least [2].

[1] "Electric locomotives for South America", Railway Times (March 20 1909) p. 289
[2] George S. Brady, Railways of South America: Part I. Argentina (1926) p. 197