Queensland Railways 2130 class
Queensland Railways 2130 class | |
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Type and origin | |
Power type | Diesel-electric |
Builder | Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm |
Serial number | 74-781 to 74-791 |
Model | Electro-Motive Diesel GL26AC |
Build date | 1974/75 |
Total produced | 11 |
Rebuild date | 2005-07 |
Number rebuilt | 11 |
Specifications | |
UIC classification | Co-Co |
Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Length | 18.04 metres |
Locomotive weight | 97.5 tonnes |
Fuel type | Diesel |
Fuel capacity | 7,273 litres |
Prime mover | Electro-Motive Diesel 645E |
Aspiration | Roots blower |
Generator | Electro-Motive Diesel AR10 |
Traction motors | Electro-Motive Diesel D29 |
Cylinders | V16 |
Performance figures | |
Maximum speed | 80 km/h |
Power output | 1491 kW |
Locomotive brake | Dynamic |
Career | |
Operator(s) | Queensland Railways |
Number in class | 11 |
Number(s) | 2130-2140 |
First run | July 1974 |
Current owner | Aurizon |
Disposition | 7 in service as 2250 class, 4 stored |
The 2130 class was a class of diesel locomotives built by Clyde Engineering, Eagle Farm for Queensland Railways in 1974/75.
History
The 2130 class were an evolution of the 2141 class. They differed by having a flatter roofline to give better clearance when operating under wires. They were financed by the developers of the Saraji coal mine.[1][2][3]
Between 2005 and 2007 all were rebuilt as 2250 class locomotives.[4][5]
References
- ↑ Oberg, Leon (1984). Locomotives of Australia 1850s-1980s. Frenchs Forest: Reed Books. pp. 273–274. ISBN 0 730100 05 7.
- ↑ 2100 Class Queensland's Great Trains
- ↑ 2130 Class Railpage
- ↑ Clyde/GM 2100 Class Queensland's Railway Interest Group
- ↑ 2250 Class Railpage
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