Co-Co
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Co-Co is a code for a locomotive wheel arrangement with two six-wheeled bogies with all axles powered, with a separate motor per axle. The equivalent UIC classification for this arrangement is Co'Co'. Co-Cos are most suited to freight work as the extra wheels give them good adhesion. They are also popular because the greater number of axles results in a lower axle load to the track.[1]
Notable examples include the British Rail Class 47 and the EMD Series 66, mainstay of many current European heavy rail haulage fleets, over 500 having been built to date.
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- ^ Lee, Robert (2007). The Railways of Victoria 1854-2004. Melbourne University Publishing Ltd. p. 212. ISBN 9780522851342.
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