The Nohab in Denmark

Thieu Nov 7, 2014

  1. Thieu

    Thieu TrainBoard Member

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    In 2012, I had the chance to watch a Nohab MX diesel in the Danish town of Nyborg. This engine has an American ancestry, since the engine was based on GM designs. The Swedish manufacturer Nohab built during the fifties and sixties several engines of the MY and the (lighter) MX type for the Danish railways DSB. Nowadays, only a few are still in service, working for small private freight companies.

    To see such an iconic (and amongst railroad enthusiasts very popular) engine in real life, switching cars on a small yard and bringing tank cars to a factory, was a great experience. Even when it is raining cats and dogs.

    This film shows the Nohab, but also other Danish trains.

    [video=vimeo;111223621]http://vimeo.com/111223621[/video]
     
  2. Eagle2

    Eagle2 Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Awesome video! The bridges near the beginning were beautiul, and the station is just outstanding.

    The MX class looks very "retro" today, reminds me much more of Baldwin than GM/EMD products. It is interesting how things get around, though, as I remember seeing Iraqi Railway locomotives which were second-hand from Paris with ALCo motors inside.
     
  3. BoxcabE50

    BoxcabE50 HOn30 & N Scales Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    The departing train at about 2:00 has quite an interesting "whining" noise.

    What prime mover is used in the Nohab MX? 567? 645?
     
  4. Carsten Weye

    Carsten Weye TrainBoard Member

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    567. The first locos in DK with a 645 was the MZ series.

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  5. Thieu

    Thieu TrainBoard Member

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    That bridge is awesome! It is about 18km long and spans the sea between the two largest Danish islands. In the middle is a small island with an old lighttower.

    About the MX: EMD couldn't sell the F units outside the USA very easily, so they developed the export models. Those were based on the F unit concept, and local manufacturers were allowed to build them in license, and with there own specifications. So the Australians designed the ML1 and ML2 (in GM language: A16A and AA16C), which really looked like a F unit but with two cabs. The Swedish manufacturer Nohab decided to use the ML2 as the base for their MY locomotive (in GM language: AA16, which stands for Export cab unit with a 16 cylinder 567 prime mover). The Danish DSB was the first who got these locomotives, and also the Norwegians and Hungarians bought units. Belgium and Luxemburg built the engines by themselves, under the license of Nohab.

    The DSB however needed also some lighter locomotives, so Nohab built a lighter version of the MY, namely the MX (or: AA12). That MX however was based on the design of the J12, a locomotive from the German manufacturer Henschel. And this J12 was an adaptation of an GM export unit with a 12 cylinder 567. So, the MY and MX almost look identical and they have both GM roots and prime movers, but they were based on different locomotives.
     
  6. ddechamp71

    ddechamp71 TrainBoard Member

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    Very interresting street running! Thank you.

    Dom
     

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