PNR 2500 class

PNR 2500 Class
	2538 hauling a KiHa 52 DMU in Manila
Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Designer	General Electric
Builder	General Electric
Serial number	35674-35686[1]; 40742-40751[1]; 40901-40910[1]; 41838-41847[1]
Model	GE U10B
Build date	1965 (2501-2513); 1976 (2514-2523, 2524-2533); 1979 (2534-2543)
Total produced	43
Specifications
Configuration:;
• AAR	B-B
• UIC	Bo-Bo
Gauge	Cape Gauge
Wheel diameter	1,000 mm (39 in)[2]
Minimum curve	57 degrees[2]
Wheelbase	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) per bogie[2]
Length	37 ft (11 m)[2]
Width	9 ft (2.7 m)[2]
Height	12 ft (3.7 m)[2]
Loco weight	110,000 lb (50 t)[2]
Fuel type	Fuel oil
Prime mover	Caterpillar D398
Engine type	Diesel engine
Cylinders	12
Transmission	93/18 gear ratio[2]
Performance figures
Maximum speed	64 mph (103 km/h)[2]
Power output	1,050 hp (780 kW)
Tractive effort	23,300 lb (10,600 kg) starting; 33,000 lb (15,000 kg) continuous at 30 mph (48 km/h)[2]
Career
Operators	Philippine National Railways
Class	2500 Class
Number in class	43
Numbers	2501 - 2543
Locale	Manila; Naga
Delivered	1965 (2501-2513); 1976 (2514-2533); 1979 (2534-2543)
First run	1965
Disposition	Of the 43 engines,; 2 is active; 1 is Currently Under Repair; 40 are historic

The PNR 2500 Class is a class of 43[1] GE U10B locomotives first introduced in 1965 with the delivery of the first 13 locomotives of the class.

Build numbers

The following are the build numbers[1] of the PNR 2500 Class.

Locomotive Number	Status
2501	Scrapped
2502	Scrapped
2503	Scrapped
2504	Scrapped
2505	Scrapped
2506	Scrapped
2507	Scrapped
2508	Scrapped
2509	Scrapped
2510	Scrapped
2511	Scrapped
2512	Scrapped
2513	Scrapped
2514	Scrapped
2515	Scrapped
2516	Scrapped
2517	Scrapped
2518	Scrapped
2519	Scrapped
2520	Scrapped
2521	Scrapped
2522	Scrapped
2523	Scrapped
2524	Scrapped
2525	Scrapped
2526	Scrapped
2527	Scrapped
2528	Scrapped
2529	Scrapped
2530	Scrapped
2531	Scrapped
2532	Scrapped
2533	Scrapped
2534	Scrapped
2535	Beyond Economical Repair
2536	Scrapped
2537	Scrapped
2538	Active
2539	Scrapped
2540	Active (Repainted in orange livery October 2020)
2541	Scrapped
2542	Scrapped
2543	Scrapped

Parts for the three active locomotives are sourced from inactive locomotives as new parts for the U10B are not available.