China Railways HXN5B


The HXN5B, is a diesel-electric locomotive used by China Railway in the People's Republic of China. It has been in production since 2012. It is a new-generation road switcher type made in China and used for yard and road switching services.
China Railway Corporation also ordered the new design of the HXN5B with variable gauge. The HXN5B-2001 with the new design was built in 2017, like the :zh:东风7C型柴油机车#口岸型|DF7C and :zh:东风7G型柴油机车#口岸型|DF7G, it was fitted with a regauging device to allow operation on Russian gauge lines. The locomotive was passed the technical review of China Railway Corporation in April 2018.

Main users

The HXN5B is used by China Railway Corporation: