KTM YDM 4 Locomotive

KTM YDM 4 Locomotive is a fleet of diesel locomotives that is leased to KTMB from Indian Railways. It is manufactured by Diesel Locomotive Works, Varanasi, India and 28 units were brought to Malaysia in the late 1990s.

Specifications

History

YDM4 is a type of locomotive leased to KTMB by Indian Railways. There is quite a number of them in KTMB’s rolling stock. According to the train operator, all locomotives in the rolling stock have their own set of problems, brushing off allegations that YDM4 is among the best locomotive KTMB has ever had.

Then, five additional units were brought into Malaysia in 2009, refurbished by Southern Railway Workshop, Tiruchirappalli, India (source: Wikipedia Bahasa Melayu). YDM 4 originally is used by Indian Railways from 1961 until 1993.

YDM 4 is intended to be the temporary stopgap while waiting for the new locomotives. Eventually, these locomotives will be returned back to India. Therefore, the fleet numbers for YDM 4 are retained.

For KTM Intercity Ekspres Senandung Langkawi service, KTMB uses two YDM4 locomotives because sole unit is does not have sufficient tractive force to pull all other railcars.

Fleet information

1. 6333
2. 6352
3. 6364
4. 6375
5. 6377
6. 6378
7. 6423
8. 6428
9. 6437
10. 6516
11. 6535
12. 6542
13. 6543
14. 6546
15. 6548
16. 6561
17. 6614 (pictured above)
18. 6619
19. 6634
20. 6635
21. 6636
22. 6647
23. 6648
24. 6653
25. 6657
26. 6663
27. 6664
28. 6665
29. 6675
30. 6685
31. 6697
32. 6699
33. 6700
34. 6701
35. 6702
36. 6703
37. 6704
38. 6721
39. 6723
40. 6724
41. 6725
42. 6794
43. 6897

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