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The PNR 2500 class is a class of 43 GE U10B Diesel Electric Locomotives first introduced in 1965 with the delivery of the first 13 locomotives of the class.[2][3] The locomotives were previously used for long haul services in the PNR North Main Line and the PNR South Main Line.

PNR 2500 class

DEL 2540 performing as a work train with an SVI shunter at the back. 2540 was the first unit wearing the blue-orange livery.

Type and origin
Power type	Diesel-electric
Builder	GE Transportation
Serial number	35674-35686 40742-40751 40901-40910 41838-41847
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	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter	39 in (1,000 mm)
Minimum curve	57 degrees
Wheelbase	2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) per bogie
Length	11 m (37 ft)
Width	2.7 m (9 ft)
Height	3.7 m (12 ft)
Loco weight	50 t (110,000 lb)
Fuel type	Fuel oil
Prime mover	Caterpillar D398
Engine type	Diesel engine
Alternator	GE GMD-175
Generator	Main: GE-GT601 Auxiliary: GE GY27
Traction motors	4 × GE 761
Cylinders	12
Transmission	Electrical
Gear ratio	93:18
Loco brake	Dynamic and air

Performance figures
Maximum speed	103 km/h (64 mph)
Power output	1,050 hp (780 kW)
Tractive effort:
• Starting	104 kN (23,300 lbf) at 30%
• Continuous	150 kN (33,000 lbf) at 48 km/h (30 mph)

Career
Operators	Philippine National Railways
Class	2500 class
Number in class	43
Numbers	2501–2543
Locale	Manila Naga
Delivered	December 1965 (2501-2502) January to March 1966 (2503-2513) April 1976 (2514-2523) May 1976 (2524-2533) June 1979 (2534-2543)
First run	1965
Disposition	1 active, 2 inactive, 40 scrapped

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Build numbers

The following are the build numbers of the PNR 2500 class.[2]

Locomotive Number	Build Number	Year	References
2501	35674	1965	[4][2]
2502	35675	1965
2503	35676	1966
2504	35677
2505	35678
2506	35679
2507	35680
2508	35681
2509	35682
2510	35683
2511	35684
2512	35685
2513	35686
2514	40742	1976
2515	40743
2516	40744
2517	40745
2518	40746
2519	40747
2520	40748
2521	40749
2522	40750
2523	40751
2524	40901
2525	40902
2526	40903
2527	40904
2528	40905
2529	40906
2530	40907
2531	40908
2532	40909
2533	40910
2534	41838	1979
2535	41839
2536	41840
2537	41841
2538	41842
2539	41843
2540	41844
2541	41845
2542	41846
2543	41847

Status

As of March 2022, only 1 unit is active, 1 unit is transferred to Caloocan workshops after being used as a Bicol commuter hauler, 1 unit is beyond economical repair, and 40 units were scrapped.

Locomotive Number	Status	Notes
2501	Scrapped
2502	Scrapped
2503	Scrapped
2504	Scrapped
2505	Scrapped
2506	Scrapped
2507	Scrapped
2508	Scrapped
2509	Scrapped
2510	Scrapped	Scrapped in 2009.
2511	Scrapped	Had 2515's cowcatcher refitted on them.
2512	Scrapped
2513	Scrapped
2514	Scrapped
2515	Scrapped	Scrapped In 2009. Had a text under its numbering cowcatcher "HC-30"
2516	Scrapped
2517	Scrapped
2518	Scrapped	Scrapped in 2009.[5]
2519	Scrapped
2520	Scrapped
2521	Scrapped
2522	Scrapped	Apart of a failed rehabilitation project.
2523	Scrapped
2524	Scrapped
2525	Scrapped
2526	Scrapped
2527	Scrapped
2528	Scrapped	Apart of a failed rehabilitation project.
2529	Scrapped
2530	Scrapped
2531	Scrapped
2532	Scrapped
2533	Scrapped
2534	Scrapped
2535	Inactive	Beyond economical repair at Caloocan workshops. Declared BER in 2016.
2536	Scrapped
2537	Scrapped
2538	Inactive	Transferred to Caloocan workshops. The last unit wearing the Blue II livery.
2539	Scrapped
2540	Active	Repainted in Orange livery in 2021. Currently serves as a Bicol Commuter hauler.
2541	Scrapped
2542	Scrapped
2543	Scrapped

Parts acquisition

Parts for only 1 active locomotive are sourced from inactive locomotives as new parts for the U10B are not available.

Gallery

DEL 2538 Hauling Kiha 52 at Pasay Road Station
DEL 2538 hauling a Kiha 52 DMU at Santa Mesa, Maynila
DEL 2540 hauling a 203 Series EMU at Vito Cruz station.

References

Craig, Robert. "GE U10B Specs". Retrieved June 8, 2014.
Craig, Robert. "GE U10B Roster". Retrieved June 8, 2014.
"Philippine Train Enthusiasts and Railfans Club (PTERC) | GE U10B Road Switchers". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
"Philippine Train Enthusiasts and Railfans Club (PTERC) | GE U10B Road Switchers". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
Philippine Train Enthusiasts and Railfans Club (PTERC) | DEL 2518 MetroTren ERA, retrieved March 16, 2022

Rolling stock of the Philippines

Light Rail Transit Authority

Line 1	1000 class 1100 class 1200 class 13000 class
Line 2	2000 class

Metro Rail Transit Systems

Line 3	3000 class 3100 class
Line 7	000 class

Philippine National Railways

Mainline locomotives	Y class V class A, B, W, X classes R class Murillo class Kitson-Meyer class E class 100 class 140 class 300 and 800 class 900 class 1000 class 1500 class 2000 class GE U20C 9000 class
Switcher locomotives	0-4-0 2500 class 3000 class 3000/5000 class (U6B) 8500 class
Coaches	Manila–Dagupan coaches (1885–91) Metropolitan (1914) 7 series (1949–78) 7A-100 I (1949) 7A-100 II (1974–78) 7B (1962)7BP (1968) 7C 7E (1974) 7SE PC777/286 (1960) 7A-2000 (1969–78, acq. 1999–2001) NR (1969–78) 14 series (1966–79, acq. 2004, 2011) 203 8300
Diesel multiple units	PNR Tokyu Car DMU KiHa 52 KiHa 350 Kogane Hyundai Rotem DMU PNR DOST HET 8000 class 8100 class CRRC Zhuzhou DMU
Electric multiple units	EM10000 class

Names in Italics are either decommissioned or not yet in service.

Philippine National Railways rolling stock

Active

Diesel multiple units	Hyundai Rotem DMU (2009) Ex-JR stock (acquired 2011–15) KiHa 350 (1962–66) KiHa 59 (1967–68, ref. 1989) INKA DMU (2018–19) 8000 class 8100 class
Locomotives	900 class (1973–91) 2500 (1965–79) 5000 (1992) 9000 (2021)
Loco-hauled railcars	203 series (1984-86, acq. 2011–12) 8300 (2021)
Work trains	KiHa 52 KiHa 59 CMC FL LC350T (2020)

Future

Locomotives (standard gauge)	CRRC HXN^† (c. 2020s)
Diesel multiple units (standard gauge)	South Long Haul express trains^† (c. 2022–25) South Long Haul regional trains^† (c. 2022–25)
Electric multiple units (standard gauge)	EM10000 (2021–24) NSCR 2G EMU^† (c. 2020s) Airport express train^† (c. 2023–27)
Hybrid trains (narrow gauge)	DOST Hybrid Electric Train (2018, c. 2020s)

Withdrawn

Steam tank locomotives	Manila (1885–86) Dagupan (1888–1890) Cabanatuan (1905) San Fernando (1907) Cavite (1906) 70 (1908) 120 (1910) 160 (1914) 300 (1914) 127, 128 (1917)
Tender locomotives	100 (1906) D/37 (1907) 110 (1912) 130 (1912) 110 (1910) 45 (1919–21) 170 (1922) 200 (1922) 140 (1927) 250 (1928) 800 (1944) 630 (1948) 100 (1948) 300 (1951)
Diesel locomotives	8500 (1944) 1000 (1955–56) 2000 (1955–56) 3000 (1955) 4000 (1955) 3500 (ja)^‡ (c. 1960) 1500 (1966–68)
Railcars and multiple units	MC (c. 1930–1949) JMC (1955) MC/MCBP (1968, 1973) CMC (1974–76) KiHa 52 (1963–66, acquired 2011)
Loco-hauled railcars	Manila–Dagupan coaches (1885–91) Metropolitan (1914) 7 series (1949–61) 7A (ja) (1948, 1952) 7A-100 II (1974–78) 7B (1950) 7BM (1952–55) 7BP (1968) 7C (1948–50) 7C (II) (1956) 7C-200 (1958–61) 7K (1960) 7E/7SE (c. 1974) 7A-2000 (ja) (1969–78, acq. 1999–2001) NR (1969–78) 14 (ja) (1966–79, acq. 2004, 2011)

† Temporary designation ‡ Transferred to Panay Railways

v t e Diesel locomotives built by GE Transportation / GE Rail
Industrial and switch engines	60-ton boxcab 100-ton boxcab 600-hp centercab 1000-hp centercab DEY-2 EN-6 25-ton 35-ton 43-ton 44-ton 45-ton 50-ton 60-ton 65-ton 70-ton 80-ton 95-ton 100-ton 110-ton 125-ton 126-ton 128-ton 1800-hp transfer 2000-hp transfer U5B U6B
Universal Series	UM6B U9B U10B U12B U13B UD18 U18B U23B U25B U28B U30B U33B U36B UM12C U12C U14C U15C U17C U18C U18C1 U20C U20C1 U23C U25C U26C U28C U30C U33C U36C U50C U50
Passenger locomotives	U28CG U30CG U34CH P30CH B32-8WH Genesis series (P40DC, P32AC-DM, P42DC)
Dash 7 Series	B23-7 BQ23-7 B30-7 B30-7A B36-7 C30-7 C30-7A C36-7
Dash 8 Series	B32-8 B39-8 B40-8 B40-8W C32-8 C39-8 C40-8 C40-8M C40-8W C40-8.5W C41-8W C44-8W
Dash 9 Series	C40-9 C40-9W C44-9W BB40-9W C-38AChe
AC series	AC4400CW AC6000CW C30ACi C44ACi
Evolution Series	ES40ACi ES40DC ES44DC ES44DCi ES44AC ES44C4 ET44AC ET44C4 ES59ACi
PowerHaul Series	PH37ACmi PH37ACi PH37ACmai
Indonesian series	U18A1A C18MMi C20EMP CM20EMP
(see also: List of GE locomotives)

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