Until the 70´s the General Electric (GE) was an important player in the worldwide market with several locomotives called "U" from Universal. In Brazil, the biggest locomotives of this series was the U23C, with 2250HP and all of them were manufactured in Campinas between 1972 and 1976. The developement of this serie continued to the U36C when GE launched a new class of locomotive which received the letter "C". The C30-7 was the first one to be available at the end of the 70,s and it has a 3 axles, with 3000HP. 

In Brazil was manufactured 48 C30-7, 41 of them to E. F. Carajás and 7 to Cutrale Quintella. These last 7 units were delivered to operate in the Fepasa broad gauge. Nowadays with the possibility to import second hand locomotives companies such as MRS and ALL bought them from USA. In April 2007 its number in Brazilian railway system is up to 500 units. They are emblematic locomotives and make part of day to day operation.

 

3061 - MRS

3062 - C. QUINTELLA

3063 - ALL

3064 - BRASIL FERROVIAS

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