TasRail TR class
| TasRail TR class | |
|---|---|
| Type and origin | |
| Power type | Diesel-electric |
| Builder | Progress Rail Services, Patterson, Georgia |
| Model | PR22L |
| Build date | 2013/14 |
| Total produced | 17 |
| Specifications | |
| UIC classification | Co-Co |
| Gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Length | 18.14 metres |
| Width | 2.85 metres |
| Height | 3.85 metres |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Prime mover | Caterpillar 3512 |
| Aspiration | Turbocharged |
| Traction motors | Electro-Motive Diesel D-43 |
| Cylinders | V12 |
| Performance figures | |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h |
| Power output | 1640 kW |
| Career | |
| Operator(s) | TasRail |
| Number in class | 17 |
| Number(s) | TR01-TR17 |
| First run | November 2013 |
| Current owner | TasRail |
| Disposition | All 17 delivered by July 2014 |
The TR class are a class of diesel locomotives built by Progress Rail Services, Patterson, Georgia for the TasRail in 2013-14. They are currently the main locomotives used on Tasmanian freight, log and cement trains.
History
In December 2011 TasRail awarded Progress Rail Services a contract for 17 PR22L locomotives.[1] They were the first new locomotives delivered to Tasmania since the Za class in 1976. The first TR class were delivered in November 2013 with the balance to be delivered in 2014.[2][3][4][5]
References
- ↑ New locomotive fleet for Tasmania railexpress.com.au 15 December 2011
- ↑ TasRail unveils its two new locomotives TasRail 3 December 2013
- ↑ PR221 Branch Line Locomotive & Derivatives Downer Rail
- ↑ TR class Railpage
- ↑ TR class Rail Tasmania
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