D19E


The D19E, also known as Đổi mới, is a series of diesel locomotives currently used on the Vietnamese railway network.

History

The series is one of the most recently acquired by state railway company Vietnam Railways; 40 were in service as of 2005, 80 in 2012. The series, of the diesel electric type China Railways CKD7F, was constructed by Chinese manufacturer CSR Ziyang Locomotive Co., Ltd..
No. 901 to 920 and 921 to 940 have a more angular body. No. 941 to 960 were built with a rounded front; in No. 961 to 980 the windows and headlights were modified and the front air intake omitted. From No. 941 the final assembly took place at the Gia Lâm works of Vietnam Railways.

Accidents and incidents

On 10 March 2015 locomotive №968 was written off in an accident near Dien Sanh when it pulled SE5 train was in collision with a lorry on a level crossing.
On May 24, 2018 locomotive No 927 towing the SE19 carrying 400 passengers had an accident in Thanh Hoa because of a collision with a truck, causing two deaths: driving the train Nguyen The Hung and Nguyen Xuan De The accident investigated was caused by two guards who forgot to close the barriers.

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