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1743:762 mm
1210:Hughes 1996
1107:Number 628
1090:Number 591
1083:Number 570
1076:Number 572
1069:Number 571
898:Nova Scotia
756:Serial No.
527:Description
308:Engine type
296:Prime mover
277:Loco weight
1757:Categories
1195:12 January
1185:"CLASS M2"
1171:References
728:In service
581:Subclasses
335:Loco brake
315:Two-stroke
241:(A1A)(A1A)
195:Build date
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721:628, 629
706:79 tonnes
693:626, 627
678:79 tonnes
665:594, 595
650:79 tonnes
622:79 tonnes
588:Sub Class
502:Sri Lanka
446:First run
440:See table
430:See table
395:Operators
325:Cylinders
285:Fuel type
268:Axle load
198:1954–1966
172:, USA (2)
1741: /
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982:Montreal
877:Manitoba
571:Yal Davi
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507:It is a
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1085:Alberta
793:Alberta
772:Ontario
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656:A1A-A1A
628:A1A-A1A
591:Builder
575:Ontario
521:EMD 567
517:EMD G12
471:tsunami
426:Numbers
344:Dynamic
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189:EMD G12
157:Builder
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594:Weight
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390:Career
340:Vacuum
318:diesel
289:Diesel
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1045:Galle
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882:A894
864:1955
861:A722
843:1954
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780:1954
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753:Name
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185:Model
89:JSTOR
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715:1966
687:1961
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631:1959
603:Year
545:and
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167:(12)
61:news
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1722:S13
1717:S12
1712:S11
1707:S10
1533:M11
1528:M10
1378:B10
848:M2
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806:M2
785:M2
764:M2
698:M2D
670:M2C
642:M2B
614:M2A
312:V12
237:UIC
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1561:N2
1555:N1
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